How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?

6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Iraq: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)

Afghanistan

2.2%

in 2020

Iraq

2.9%

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

106th

Iraq rank

103rd

Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time

Afghanistan
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.9% against 2.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Iraq ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 118 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.0%	2.7%	0.3%	Afghanistan
2020s	2.2%	7.8%	5.6%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), Afghanistan or Iraq?: Iraq, at 2.9% against 2.2% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between Afghanistan and Iraq?: 0.7%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?: Afghanistan ranks 106th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 5,219 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.