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Reserves in months of imports — Afghanistan

Reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan in 2020 — 16.63 months. Ranked 11 in the world out of 164. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 18.2%.

2020 16.63 months +20.97% vs 2019
World rank 11of 164
Period maximum 16.63 months2020
Period minimum 4.45 months1984

Trend over time

1979–2020 · months of imports

Reserves in months of imports — Afghanistan, 1979–2020051015201979198419891994199920042009201420191979: 14.07 months1980: 12.2 months1981: 7.31 months1982: 8.47 months1983: 6.57 months1984: 4.45 months1985: 6.76 months1986: 5.63 months1987: 8.36 months1988: 9.13 months1989: 10.3 months2008: 9.43 months2009: 12.21 months2010: 10.46 months2011: 10.34 months2012: 8.68 months2013: 8.59 months2014: 10.7 months2015: 9.77 months2016: 11.83 months2017: 12.13 months2018: 12.18 months2019: 13.75 months2020: 16.63 months
Change over the period: +2.56 (+18.23%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Afghanistan 16.63 months
World 13.27 months
South Asia 12.54 months
Southern Asia computed 11.57 months
Reserves in months of imports — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year months Change Change, %
2020 16.63 +2.88 +20.97%
2019 13.75 +1.57 +12.89%
2018 12.18 +0.04 +0.37%
2017 12.13 +0.31 +2.59%
2016 11.83 +2.06 +21.06%
2015 9.77 −0.93 −8.71%
2014 10.7 +2.11 +24.62%
2013 8.59 −0.09 −1.03%
2012 8.68 −1.67 −16.11%
2011 10.34 −0.11 −1.08%
2010 10.46 −1.75 −14.32%
2009 12.21 +2.78 +29.5%
2008 9.43 — —
1989 10.3 +1.17 +12.77%
1988 9.13 +0.77 +9.25%
1987 8.36 +2.73 +48.44%
1986 5.63 −1.13 −16.69%
1985 6.76 +2.31 +51.94%
1984 4.45 −2.13 −32.33%
1983 6.57 −1.9 −22.4%
1982 8.47 +1.17 +15.95%
1981 7.31 −4.9 −40.12%
1980 12.2 −1.87 −13.26%
1979 14.07 — —

Southern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AF Afghanistan 16.63 IN India 12.93 BT Bhutan 12.53 NP Nepal 12.48 BD Bangladesh 8.66 MV Maldives 4.27 PK Pakistan 3.87 LK Sri Lanka 3.29
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About the indicator

The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.

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

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