Afghanistan international reserves
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Total reserves
$9.6B
Data for May 2021
1-month change
+1.2%
12-month change
+10.5%
High since 2000
$9.7B
December 2020
Monthly history (IMF)
$9.6 billion
May 2021+223.2% vs July 2008
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of May 2021.
- Foreign exchange$8.2B · 85.5%
- Gold$1.3B · 13.9%
- SDRs$54M · 0.6%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 22 t
- Market value
- $1.3B
- Share of reserves
- 13.9%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
21.9 t
May 20210.0% vs July 2008
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 219
Reserves as % of GDP (2024)
54.0%
Months of imports covered
9.5
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.