Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1561 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
That places Afghanistan 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1561 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.1695 SDR per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1628 SDR per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1855 SDR per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1892 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2018 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2198 SDR per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2303 SDR per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2617 SDR per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2658 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2883 SDR per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2836 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1628 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1561 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1695 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2289 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1628 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2883 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 17 Aruba 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Cape Verde 0.2994 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 0.2926 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 San Marino 0.284 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Cambodia 0.2777 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Lesotho 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita -2,032 current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP -3.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.19 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 24.61 million SDR (2020)
- Gold reserves at market value 923.06 million SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.81 billion SDR (2020)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.85 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.77 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.76 billion SDR (2020)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 173.12 SDR per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1561 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.