28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita was 4.81 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.81 units per person
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
201st
of 208 countries
All-time high
7.37 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
2.46 units per person
in 2005
Years of data
31
1995–2025

28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan, 1995–2025

2345671995201020251995: 6.4 units per person1996: 5.9 units per person1997: 5.1 units per person1998: 4.3 units per person1999: 4.4 units per person2000: 3.2 units per person2001: 2.9 units per person2002: 3.3 units per person2003: 5 units per person2004: 4 units per person2005: 2.5 units per person2006: 3 units per person2007: 6.3 units per person2008: 5.9 units per person2009: 4.5 units per person2010: 4.7 units per person2011: 5.3 units per person2012: 4.4 units per person2013: 5.7 units per person2014: 5 units per person2015: 4.6 units per person2016: 6.3 units per person2017: 5.9 units per person2018: 6.5 units per person2019: 7.4 units per person2020: 6.4 units per person2021: 6.1 units per person2022: 6.6 units per person2023: 6.3 units per person2024: 5.3 units per person2025: 4.8 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 4.81 units per person for 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 7.37 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.46 units per person, in 2005.

Afghanistan ranks 201st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan, 1995 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1995 6.45 units per person
1996 5.91 units per person -8.3%
1997 5.09 units per person -13.8%
1998 4.28 units per person -16.0%
1999 4.42 units per person +3.4%
2000 3.18 units per person -28.1%
2001 2.91 units per person -8.5%
2002 3.32 units per person +14.2%
2003 5.01 units per person +51.0%
2004 3.99 units per person -20.4%
2005 2.46 units per person -38.4%
2006 2.99 units per person +21.6%
2007 6.25 units per person +109.2%
2008 5.89 units per person -5.8%
2009 4.51 units per person -23.4%
2010 4.7 units per person +4.2%
2011 5.35 units per person +13.8%
2012 4.42 units per person -17.4%
2013 5.71 units per person +29.2%
2014 4.96 units per person -13.1%
2015 4.61 units per person -7.2%
2016 6.29 units per person +36.5%
2017 5.92 units per person -5.8%
2018 6.46 units per person +9.0%
2019 7.37 units per person +14.1%
2020 6.4 units per person -13.2%
2021 6.06 units per person -5.2%
2022 6.63 units per person +9.4%
2023 6.33 units per person -4.6%
2024 5.29 units per person -16.4%
2025 4.81 units per person -9.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 4.81 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.11 units per person, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 4.81 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 266.94 units per person, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +109.2% 2.99 units per person 6.25 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.23 units per person 4.28 units per person 6.45 units per person 5
2000s 4.05 units per person 2.46 units per person 6.25 units per person 10
2010s 5.58 units per person 4.42 units per person 7.37 units per person 10
2020s 5.92 units per person 4.81 units per person 6.63 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 198 Yemen 6.67 units per person compare
  2. 199 Rwanda 6.56 units per person compare
  3. 200 Turkmenistan 6.1 units per person compare
  4. 202 Burundi 4.76 units per person compare
  5. 203 Burkina Faso 4.47 units per person compare
  6. 204 Sudan 4.35 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

More reference data data for Afghanistan

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Frequently asked questions

What is 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan?
28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita in Afghanistan was 4.81 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 7.37 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.46 units per person in 2005.
How does Afghanistan rank for 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 6,294 data points, 1995–2025
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28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.