Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Afghanistan stood at 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 49.7% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.003 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 114 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0062 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Yemen 0.0052 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Sudan 0.004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 118 Algeria 0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Somalia 0.0014 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0008 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, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Afghanistan?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Afghanistan was 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Afghanistan ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.