Afghanistan vs Iran: PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$)

Afghanistan
-27.14 million NFL, US$
in 2024
Iran
-23.48 million NFL, US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
96th
Iran rank
95th

PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
-4.0B-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0198020022024

How they compare

Iran currently reports -23.48 million NFL, US$ against -27.14 million NFL, US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.66 million NFL, US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Iran ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 96th and Iran ranks 95th of 123 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 122.35 million NFL, US$ 7.67 million NFL, US$ 114.68 million NFL, US$ Afghanistan
2010s 21.09 million NFL, US$ -190.53 million NFL, US$ 211.62 million NFL, US$ Afghanistan
2020s -16.33 million NFL, US$ -19.28 million NFL, US$ 2.95 million NFL, US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ppg, official creditors, Afghanistan or Iran?
Iran, at -23.48 million NFL, US$ against -27.14 million NFL, US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in ppg, official creditors between Afghanistan and Iran?
3.66 million NFL, US$, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for ppg, official creditors?
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Iran ranks 95th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
PPG, official creditors (NFL, US$)
Unit
NFL, US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 6,433 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt from official creditors includes loans from international organizations (multilateral loans) and loans from governments (bilateral loans). Loans from international organization include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Government loans include loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.