Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan stood at 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 110.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan peaked at 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,492 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 127th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4,492 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 6,070 US dollar per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 7,715 US dollar per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 8,823 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 9,270 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 9,699 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 9,151 US dollar per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 9,959 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 11,067 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 11,235 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11,408 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,364 US dollar per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84,593 US dollar per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,492 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,492 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,492 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,440 US dollar per square kilometre | 6,070 US dollar per square kilometre | 11,408 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre | 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre | 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 124 Uganda 17,598 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 125 Belarus 15,556 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 126 Bhutan 13,233 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 128 Pakistan 12,104 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kenya 11,754 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 11,334 US dollar per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Afghanistan was 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12,798 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,492 US dollar per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Afghanistan ranks 127th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.