Afghanistan vs Jamaica: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0237 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Jamaica
0.022 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
33rd
Jamaica rank
35th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP against 0.022 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 35th of 189 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.038 units per US$ of GDP 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP 0.0797 units per US$ of GDP 0.0622 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2020s 0.0268 units per US$ of GDP 0.0667 units per US$ of GDP 0.04 units per US$ of GDP Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Jamaica?
Afghanistan, at 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP against 0.022 units per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Jamaica?
0.0017 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Jamaica?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Jamaica rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 35th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.