Afghanistan vs Bhutan: External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG)

Afghanistan
17.75 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Bhutan
43.86 million DOD, current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
85th
Bhutan rank
84th

External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
020.0M40.0M60.0M201120172024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 43.86 million DOD, current US$ against 17.75 million DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 26.11 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 85th and Bhutan ranks 84th of 97 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bhutan Difference Ahead
2010s 18.57 million DOD, current US$ 56.05 million DOD, current US$ 37.48 million DOD, current US$ Bhutan
2020s 17.75 million DOD, current US$ 43.36 million DOD, current US$ 25.61 million DOD, current US$ Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png), Afghanistan or Bhutan?
Bhutan, at 43.86 million DOD, current US$ against 17.75 million DOD, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
26.11 million DOD, current US$, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png)?
Afghanistan ranks 85th and Bhutan ranks 84th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 3,817 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.