Afghanistan's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) was 86.89% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 52.23 percentage points from 34.66% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 86.89% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 70.71% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 34.66% | 2010 |
| Highest | 97.85% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 17.02% | 2007 |
| Average since 2011 | 74.59% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 18.91% | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Afghanistan's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) rose 17.31 percentage points on 2019 (from 69.58% to 86.89%).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2019), the average change was +3.9 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 32.8 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 27.09 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.06 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 30% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 86.89% | 2020 |
| World | 16.73% | 2025 |
| Low income | 16.36% | 2024 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2020 ranking
- Myanmar — 2nd of 2: 16.76%
What this measures
Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 15 values
| Year | Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 86.89 |
| 2019 | 69.58 |
| 2018 | 70.76 |
| 2017 | 97.85 |
| 2016 | 83.08 |
| 2015 | 70.71 |
| 2014 | 73.75 |
| 2013 | 60.06 |
| 2012 | 65.72 |
| 2011 | 67.46 |
| 2010 |
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) in nearby economies
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$76.81 (2020)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$67.53 (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — -79.38 billion (2020)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 575.74 billion (2020)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 871.66 billion (2020)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 0.77 (2020)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -1.06% (2020)
- Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 0.01% (2020)
- Broad money (annual % growth) — 12.06% (2020)
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Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%)?
- 86.89% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 67.98 percentage points from 18.91% in 2006. The highest value was 97.85% in 2017 and the lowest 17.02% in 2007.
- Is the latest change in bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2020, Afghanistan's bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) rose 17.31 percentage points on 2019 (from 69.58% to 86.89%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2019), the average change was +3.9 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FD.RES.LIQU.AS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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