Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 31.82 US dollar per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Afghanistan is 31.82 US dollar per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 56 US dollar per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.82 US dollar per person, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 164th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 35.91 US dollar per person | — |
| 2010 | 45.19 US dollar per person | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 48.15 US dollar per person | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 56 US dollar per person | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 51.38 US dollar per person | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 44.54 US dollar per person | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 42.05 US dollar per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 42.58 US dollar per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 34.71 US dollar per person | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 37.9 US dollar per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 35.29 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 31.82 US dollar per person | -9.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 31.82 US dollar per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.6 US dollar per person, 46% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 31.82 US dollar per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 914.88 US dollar per person, 3% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.91 US dollar per person | 35.91 US dollar per person | 35.91 US dollar per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.78 US dollar per person | 34.71 US dollar per person | 56 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.82 US dollar per person | 31.82 US dollar per person | 31.82 US dollar per person | 1 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Afghanistan was 31.82 US dollar per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56 US dollar per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.82 US dollar per person in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 164th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment 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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.