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

Latest (2020)
0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
20th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.2911 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
0.1561 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020

00.10.20.32008201420202008: 0.156 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.17 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.163 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.186 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.189 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.202 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.22 SDR per US$ of GDP2015: 0.23 SDR per US$ of GDP2016: 0.262 SDR per US$ of GDP2017: 0.266 SDR per US$ of GDP2018: 0.288 SDR per US$ of GDP2019: 0.284 SDR per US$ of GDP2020: 0.291 SDR per US$ of GDP

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

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 Aruba 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 18 Cape Verde 0.2994 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 19 Timor-Leste 0.2926 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 21 San Marino 0.284 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 22 Cambodia 0.2777 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 23 Lesotho 0.2761 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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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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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
180 places, 9,225 data points, 1960–2025
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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.