Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total reserves in months of imports was 16.63 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan, 2008–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 16.63 for total reserves in months of imports in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan peaked at 16.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.59, in 2013.
That places Afghanistan 2nd out of 158 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.43 | — |
| 2009 | 12.21 | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 10.46 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 10.34 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.68 | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 8.59 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 9.77 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 11.83 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 12.13 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.18 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.75 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 16.63 | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.82 | 9.43 | 12.21 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.84 | 8.59 | 13.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.63 | 16.63 | 16.63 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Afghanistan was 16.63 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd out of 158 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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