Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan is 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 17th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 14 Thailand 0.4321 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.4297 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Czechia 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Lesotho 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 0.4195 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 San Marino 0.4124 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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 total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. 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 Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.