Current account balance in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Current account balance was -15.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -15.7% for current account balance in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and down 331.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Afghanistan peaked at 2.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -25.9%, in 2012.
That places Afghanistan 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -2.4% | — |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -194.8% |
| 2010 | -3.6% | -262.9% |
| 2011 | -12.6% | +246.4% |
| 2012 | -25.9% | +105.0% |
| 2013 | -25.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | -15.8% | -37.6% |
| 2015 | -21.9% | +38.9% |
| 2016 | -15.0% | -31.8% |
| 2017 | -19.0% | +26.8% |
| 2018 | -21.6% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | -20.2% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | -15.7% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1% | -2.4% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | -18.1% | -25.9% | -3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.7% | -15.7% | -15.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 179 Burundi -13.7% compare
- 180 Sierra Leone -14.1% compare
- 181 Eritrea -14.8%
- 183 Palestine, State of -15.8% compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -16.1% compare
- 185 Kiribati -17.6% compare
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)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 38.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 283.72 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 25.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 48.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 20,139 current LCU per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -57.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -41.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Afghanistan?
- Current account balance in Afghanistan was -15.7% in 2020, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.9% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for current account balance?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 331.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.