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AFGHANISTAN

BROAD MONEY SUPPLY (M2)
▲ STALE — OBSERVATION 64 MONTHS OLD
Afghanistan · 1960–2021-05Shape only · log height · no value scale

As of 2021-05, Afghanistan's broad money supply stands at 549.90B XDC (about $7.16B) — growing 7.1% per year over the last 10y and doubling every 10.1Y.

Broad money in Afghanistan: the full series

204 observations run from 1960 to 2021-05, reported monthly. The series is IMF MFS_MA/BM_MAI, extended backwards with World Bank annual 1960–1990. The chart shows values in Domestic currency; the latest USD equivalent is shown separately, using the World Bank period-average exchange rate for the observation year.

1960Hover or tap · focus and use ← →2021-05

2021-05 · 549.90B XDC

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Afghanistan broad money, 1960–2021-05, XDC
PeriodValue
2021-05549.90B XDC
2021-04539.66B XDC
2021-03538.09B XDC
2021-02547.55B XDC
2021-01549.31B XDC
2020-12575.74B XDC
2020-11547.21B XDC
2020-10544.33B XDC
2020-09546.48B XDC
2020-08541.94B XDC
2020-07537.75B XDC
2020-06540.92B XDC
2020-05535.39B XDC
2020-04514.95B XDC
2020-03491.84B XDC
2020-02493.49B XDC
2020-01500.97B XDC
2019-12513.76B XDC
2019-11489.57B XDC
2019-10485.68B XDC
2019-09486.88B XDC
2019-08485.48B XDC
2019-07479.30B XDC
2019-06483.43B XDC
2019-05481.79B XDC
2019-04475.62B XDC
2019-03464.97B XDC
2019-02461.92B XDC
2019-01462.33B XDC
2018-12486.03B XDC
2018-11471.21B XDC
2018-10470.20B XDC
2018-09466.66B XDC
2018-08466.29B XDC
2018-07456.85B XDC
2018-06464.58B XDC
2018-05445.66B XDC
2018-04445.73B XDC
2018-03441.16B XDC
2018-02444.33B XDC

The latest 40 observations. The chart shows the full available history in XDC.

How fast is money growing in Afghanistan?

7.1% a year over 10y, against a world median of 9.2% — slower than median. At that pace the stock doubles every 10.1Y. The last twelve months ran 2.7%, measured to 2021-05.

GROWTH, LAST 12M
▼ 2.7%
YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE TO 2021-05
AVG GROWTH, 10Y
▼ 7.1%
SLOWER THAN MEDIAN · WORLD MEDIAN 9.2%/YR
DOUBLING TIME
10.1Y
AT THE 10Y PACE
Where the world sits — 160 economies by broad-money growth, bands in % a year. The median is 9.2%; the biggest band is 5–10% with 70 economies. Afghanistan is in the 5–10% band.
2<0240–5705–103810–151115–20920–30230–50450+
band containing the median (9.2%) this economy% a year, averaged over each economy's own window
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Growth band, % a yearEconomies
<02
0–524
5–1070
10–1538
15–2011
20–309
30–502
50+4

Where Afghanistan ranks

#107 of 159 by size, #109 of 160 by growth rate. Rank by size answers how much money exists; rank by speed answers how fast it is being created. They are different questions and this page keeps them apart.

RANK BY SIZE — #107 OF 159
106Benin$7.69B
107Afghanistan$7.16B
108Barbados$7.04B
RANK BY SPEED — #109 OF 160
108Eswatini7.1%/YR
109Afghanistan7.1%/YR
110Niger7.0%/YR
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FULL HISTORY — 61Y
19602021-05
CITE: "Afghanistan broad money, 2021-05 — 549.90B XDC. m2index.com, data IMF MFS_MA/BM_MAI."