Net acquisition of financial assets in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Net acquisition of financial assets was 0.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2017, net acquisition of financial assets in Afghanistan stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Afghanistan peaked at 2.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 74th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7% | — |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -118.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1089.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +88.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +83.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -96.5% |
| 2014 | -1.7% | -2299.3% |
| 2015 | -0.8% | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -205.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -1.7% | 2.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 71 Saudi Arabia 0.8%
- 72 Solomon Islands 0.8% compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 0.8%
- 75 Albania 0.7% compare
- 76 Spain 0.6% compare
- 77 Ukraine 0.5% compare
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.96 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 278.25 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Afghanistan?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Afghanistan was 0.7% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Afghanistan ranks 74th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. 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.