IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita was 7.38 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Afghanistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 7.38 units per person for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 9.33 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9963 units per person, in 1962.
That places Afghanistan 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.04 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.02 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.9963 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.34 units per person | +135.1% |
| 1964 | 2.87 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 2.97 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 3.84 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1967 | 3.83 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 3.84 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.18 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 4.56 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 4.07 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 3.6 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 3.64 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.35 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 3.62 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 2.97 units per person | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 2.16 units per person | -27.4% |
| 1978 | 2.65 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 2.6 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 3.98 units per person | +52.8% |
| 1981 | 4.39 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 4.77 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 7.5 units per person | +57.3% |
| 1984 | 7.32 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 7.17 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 7.17 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7.19 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.1 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.89 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 6.79 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.68 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.16 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 7.73 units per person | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 7.11 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 6.77 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 6.5 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.26 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 6.03 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.81 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.74 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.69 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.4 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 7.12 units per person | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 6.87 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.63 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.37 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.25 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.11 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.9 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.72 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.52 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.12 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.94 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.78 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 9.33 units per person | +95.1% |
| 2017 | 9.07 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 8.81 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 8.55 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.28 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 8.09 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.97 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.81 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.59 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 7.38 units per person | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +135.1% | 0.9963 units per person | 2.34 units per person |
| 2016 | +95.1% | 4.78 units per person | 9.33 units per person |
| 1983 | +57.3% | 4.77 units per person | 7.5 units per person |
| 1980 | +52.8% | 2.6 units per person | 3.98 units per person |
| 2003 | +31.8% | 5.4 units per person | 7.12 units per person |
| 1966 | +29.2% | 2.97 units per person | 3.84 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 units per person | 0.9963 units per person | 4.18 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.32 units per person | 2.16 units per person | 4.56 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 units per person | 3.98 units per person | 7.5 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.58 units per person | 5.81 units per person | 7.73 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.21 units per person | 5.4 units per person | 7.12 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.71 units per person | 4.78 units per person | 9.33 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.85 units per person | 7.38 units per person | 8.28 units per person | 6 |
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0342 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 14.55 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0262 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Afghanistan was 7.38 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.33 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9963 units per person in 1962.
- How does Afghanistan rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.