Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults was 1.79 per 100,000 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, 2004–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan is 1.79 per 100,000 people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 263.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan peaked at 1.79 per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Afghanistan ranks 189th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0179 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 0.0688 per 100,000 people | +285.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1315 per 100,000 people | +91.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2325 per 100,000 people | +76.9% |
| 2008 | 0.335 per 100,000 people | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4921 per 100,000 people | +46.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5746 per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6659 per 100,000 people | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6864 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7641 per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8143 per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1 per 100,000 people | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 1.16 per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.33 per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.76 per 100,000 people | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 1.79 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.79 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.82 per 100,000 people, 47% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.79 per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.36 per 100,000 people, 6% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +285.1% | 0.0179 per 100,000 people | 0.0688 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.213 per 100,000 people | 0.0179 per 100,000 people | 0.4921 per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.05 per 100,000 people | 0.5746 per 100,000 people | 1.79 per 100,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 186 Sierra Leone 3.48 per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Madagascar 3.02 per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Guinea 2.65 per 100,000 people compare
- 190 Chad 1.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 191 Burundi 1.64 per 100,000 people compare
- 192 Central African Republic 1.43 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan?
- Number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults in Afghanistan was 1.79 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults?
- Afghanistan ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of automated teller machines (atms) per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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