Afghanistan vs Syria: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
1.59 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Syria
1.16 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
119th
Syria rank
120th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
0102030200620152024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.59 TDS, current US$ per person against 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person in Syria, a difference of 0.43 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Syria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 119th and Syria ranks 120th of 121 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3471 TDS, current US$ per person 30.33 TDS, current US$ per person 29.98 TDS, current US$ per person Syria
2010s 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person 5.66 TDS, current US$ per person 4.5 TDS, current US$ per person Syria
2020s 1.02 TDS, current US$ per person 0.5837 TDS, current US$ per person 0.4395 TDS, current US$ per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Syria?
Afghanistan, at 1.59 TDS, current US$ per person against 1.16 TDS, current US$ per person in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Syria?
0.43 TDS, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Syria ranks 120th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.