Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -39.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Afghanistan stood at -39.2%.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at -20.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -59.5%, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 140th out of 162 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -20.6% | — |
| 2007 | -24.2% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | -50.7% | +109.2% |
| 2009 | -44.3% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | -50.9% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | -59.5% | +17.0% |
| 2012 | -42.3% | -28.8% |
| 2013 | -42.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | -44.6% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | -37.0% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | -43.9% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | -39.2% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -35.0% | -50.7% | -20.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | -44.9% | -59.5% | -37.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Afghanistan was -39.2% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -20.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.5% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 140th out of 162 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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