Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 0.822 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Afghanistan stood at 0.822 TDS, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 157.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.8893 TDS, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1742 TDS, current US$ per person, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 120th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3642 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.1742 TDS, current US$ per person | -52.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2754 TDS, current US$ per person | +58.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3521 TDS, current US$ per person | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3067 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3322 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3244 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3694 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.648 TDS, current US$ per person | +75.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8104 TDS, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8723 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8574 TDS, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8893 TDS, current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8659 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7346 TDS, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4808 TDS, current US$ per person | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2961 TDS, current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3189 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.822 TDS, current US$ per person | +157.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2915 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.1742 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.3642 TDS, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6276 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.3067 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.8893 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5305 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.2961 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.822 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 117 Algeria 2.21 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 118 Burundi 1.51 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 119 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8351 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 121 Somalia 0.2839 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 122 Syrian Arab Republic 0 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Afghanistan
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -9.35 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.2192 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.7% (2020)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -13.09 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Afghanistan?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Afghanistan was 0.822 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8893 TDS, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1742 TDS, current US$ per person in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.