IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.041 units per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 31st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0328 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.041 units per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 units per US$ of GDP | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 units per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.031 units per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 units per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0232 units per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0166 units per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.016 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.013 units per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.008 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 units per US$ of GDP | +111.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0173 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 units per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0227 units per US$ of GDP | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0223 units per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +111.4% | 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0266 units per US$ of GDP | 0.013 units per US$ of GDP | 0.041 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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 capita 7.38 units per person (2025)
- 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 unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.041 units per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ GDP (current US$)
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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.