Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Afghanistan stood at 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 155.8% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 118th 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +155.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0037 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Sudan 0.0031 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 117 Zimbabwe 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Somalia 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Algeria 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Afghanistan ranks 118th 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 90.2%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.