Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
22nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.2929 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020

00.10.20.32008201420202008: 0.156 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.18 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.171 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.193 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.196 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.208 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.225 SDR per US$ of GDP2015: 0.235 SDR per US$ of GDP2016: 0.266 SDR per US$ of GDP2017: 0.269 SDR per US$ of GDP2018: 0.291 SDR per US$ of GDP2019: 0.286 SDR per US$ of GDP2020: 0.293 SDR per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2020, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan stood at 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1561 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

That places Afghanistan 22nd out of 178 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold (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 0.1799 SDR per US$ of GDP +15.2%
2010 0.1709 SDR per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2011 0.1927 SDR per US$ of GDP +12.7%
2012 0.1955 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2013 0.2076 SDR per US$ of GDP +6.2%
2014 0.225 SDR per US$ of GDP +8.3%
2015 0.235 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.5%
2016 0.2659 SDR per US$ of GDP +13.1%
2017 0.2691 SDR per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2018 0.291 SDR per US$ of GDP +8.1%
2019 0.2857 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2020 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.168 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1561 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1799 SDR per US$ of GDP 2
2010s 0.2338 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1709 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.291 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 19 San Marino 0.3074 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 20 Aruba 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 21 Cape Verde 0.3007 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 23 Cambodia 0.2832 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 24 Israel 0.2744 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 25 Nicaragua 0.2733 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (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 (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 9,204 data points, 1960–2025
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Reserves excluding gold (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.