International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Afghanistan

International reserves in Afghanistan in 2020 — 9,748,946,327 US$. Ranked 74 in the world out of 173. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19,132.2%.

2020 9.75B US$ +14.73% vs 2019
World rank 74of 173
Period maximum 9.75B US$2020
Period minimum 38.53M US$1967

Trend over time

1960–2020 · US$

International reserves — Afghanistan, 1960–202002.5B5B7.5B10B196019661972197819841990199620022008201420201960: 50,690,800 US$1961: 42,444,500 US$1962: 40,592,100 US$1963: 45,547,800 US$1964: 44,619,680 US$1965: 45,434,560 US$1966: 47,114,050 US$1967: 38,528,800 US$1968: 45,589,800 US$1969: 41,373,600 US$1970: 49,488,930 US$1971: 67,614,027 US$1972: 81,289,661 US$1973: 126,230,158 US$1974: 201,456,357 US$1975: 217,260,904 US$1976: 256,505,577 US$1977: 431,038,897 US$1978: 605,029,120 US$1979: 934,779,039 US$1980: 940,035,969 US$1981: 657,880,757 US$1982: 698,660,806 US$1983: 582,311,040 US$1984: 526,217,137 US$1985: 610,761,731 US$1986: 635,742,142 US$1987: 746,832,947 US$1988: 657,015,442 US$1989: 630,659,708 US$1990: 637,925,667 US$1991: 576,118,920 US$2008: 3,042,274,496 US$2009: 4,265,888,740 US$2010: 5,162,440,807 US$2011: 6,344,641,960 US$2012: 7,152,304,398 US$2013: 7,288,702,711 US$2014: 7,528,549,880 US$2015: 6,976,966,154 US$2016: 7,281,910,524 US$2017: 8,097,280,956 US$2018: 8,206,682,106 US$2019: 8,497,655,795 US$2020: 9,748,946,327 US$
Change over the period: +9.7B (+19,132.18%) Average annual rate: 9.16 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 9.75B US$
World computed 14.35T US$
South Asia computed 681B US$
Southern Asia computed 681B US$
Low-income countries computed 31.92B US$
International reserves — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 9.75B +1.25B +14.73%
2019 8.5B +291M +3.55%
2018 8.21B +109M +1.35%
2017 8.1B +815M +11.2%
2016 7.28B +305M +4.37%
2015 6.98B −552M −7.33%
2014 7.53B +240M +3.29%
2013 7.29B +136M +1.91%
2012 7.15B +808M +12.73%
2011 6.34B +1.18B +22.9%
2010 5.16B +897M +21.02%
2009 4.27B +1.22B +40.22%
2008 3.04B
1991 576M −61.81M −9.69%
1990 638M +7.27M +1.15%
1989 631M −26.36M −4.01%
1988 657M −89.82M −12.03%
1987 747M +111M +17.47%
1986 636M +24.98M +4.09%
1985 611M +84.54M +16.07%
1984 526M −56.09M −9.63%
1983 582M −116M −16.65%
1982 699M +40.78M +6.2%
1981 658M −282M −30.02%
1980 940M +5.26M +0.56%
1979 935M +330M +54.5%
1978 605M +174M +40.37%
1977 431M +175M +68.04%
1976 257M +39.24M +18.06%
1975 217M +15.8M +7.85%
1974 201M +75.23M +59.59%
1973 126M +44.94M +55.28%
1972 81.29M +13.68M +20.23%
1971 67.61M +18.13M +36.62%
1970 49.49M +8.12M +19.61%
1969 41.37M −4.22M −9.25%
1968 45.59M +7.06M +18.33%
1967 38.53M −8.59M −18.22%
1966 47.11M +1.68M +3.7%
1965 45.43M +814,880 +1.83%
1964 44.62M −928,120 −2.04%
1963 45.55M +4.96M +12.21%
1962 40.59M −1.85M −4.36%
1961 42.44M −8.25M −16.27%
1960 50.69M

Southern Asia, 2020

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About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.