Afghanistan vs Venezuela: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) over time
- Afghanistan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 9.79 billion includes gold, current US$ against 9.75 billion includes gold, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 45.11 million includes gold, current US$.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 84th and Venezuela ranks 83rd of 183 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.19 million includes gold, current US$ | 776.74 million includes gold, current US$ | 732.55 million includes gold, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 297.07 million includes gold, current US$ | 6.70 billion includes gold, current US$ | 6.40 billion includes gold, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 668.61 million includes gold, current US$ | 11.53 billion includes gold, current US$ | 10.86 billion includes gold, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 607.02 million includes gold, current US$ | 13.73 billion includes gold, current US$ | 13.12 billion includes gold, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 3.65 billion includes gold, current US$ | 38.69 billion includes gold, current US$ | 35.04 billion includes gold, current US$ | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 6.98 billion includes gold, current US$ | 20.55 billion includes gold, current US$ | 13.57 billion includes gold, current US$ | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Afghanistan or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 9.79 billion includes gold, current US$ against 9.75 billion includes gold, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Afghanistan and Venezuela?
- 45.11 million includes gold, current US$, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Venezuela?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Venezuela rank globally for total reserves?
- Afghanistan ranks 84th and Venezuela ranks 83rd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.