Afghanistan's broad money (% of GDP) was 37.51% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.16 percentage points from 35.35% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 37.51% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 33.93% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 35.35% | 2010 |
| Highest | 37.51% | 2020 |
| Lowest | 23.34% | 2006 |
| Average since 2011 | 35.35% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 23.34% | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Afghanistan's broad money (% of GDP) rose 2.55 percentage points on 2019 (from 34.96% to 37.51%).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2019), the average change was +0.89 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 5.68 percentage points in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.71 percentage points in 2012. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 37.51% | 2020 |
| World | 135.66% | 2024 |
| Low income | 22.55% | 2015 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2020 ranking
- Russian Federation — 2nd of 6: 69.93%
- Myanmar — 3rd of 6: 69.2%
- Lesotho — 4th of 6: 42.25%
- Sudan — 6th of 6: 31.88%
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 15 values
| Year | Broad money (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 37.51 |
| 2019 | 34.96 |
| 2018 | 36.61 |
| 2017 | 36.86 |
| 2016 | 37.22 |
| 2015 | 33.93 |
| 2014 | 34.21 |
| 2013 | 32.68 |
| 2012 | 32.91 |
| 2011 | 36.62 |
| 2010 |
Broad money (% of GDP) 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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's broad money (% of GDP)?
- 37.51% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 14.16 percentage points from 23.34% in 2006. The highest value was 37.51% in 2020 and the lowest 23.34% in 2006.
- Is the latest change in broad money (% of GDP) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2020, Afghanistan's broad money (% of GDP) rose 2.55 percentage points on 2019 (from 34.96% to 37.51%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2019), the average change was +0.89 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 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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