Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total reserves in months of imports was 16.63 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan, 1979–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 16.63 for total reserves in months of imports in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan peaked at 16.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.45, in 1984.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.07 | — |
| 1980 | 12.2 | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 7.31 | -40.1% |
| 1982 | 8.47 | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 6.57 | -22.4% |
| 1984 | 4.45 | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 6.76 | +51.9% |
| 1986 | 5.63 | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 8.36 | +48.4% |
| 1988 | 9.13 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 10.3 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 9.43 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 12.21 | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 10.46 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 10.34 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.68 | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 8.59 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 9.77 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 11.83 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 12.13 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.18 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.75 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 16.63 | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.07 | 14.07 | 14.07 | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.92 | 4.45 | 12.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.82 | 9.43 | 12.21 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.84 | 8.59 | 13.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.63 | 16.63 | 16.63 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Libya 31.57 compare
- 2 Russian Federation 16.78 compare
- 4 Algeria 16.53 compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 15.59 compare
- 6 Israel 14.54 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 total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan was 16.63 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 in 1984.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].