External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan is 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 76.68 DOD, current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.19 DOD, current US$ per person, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36.19 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 73.43 DOD, current US$ per person | +102.9% |
| 2008 | 75.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 76.68 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 69.85 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 69.25 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.06 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 66.61 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 61.63 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 59.38 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 56.61 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 55.97 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.63 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 51.9 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 50.58 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 48.14 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 46.26 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 45.22 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 36.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 76.68 DOD, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 61.29 DOD, current US$ per person | 51.9 DOD, current US$ per person | 69.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.54 DOD, current US$ per person | 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person | 50.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 114 Central African Republic 82.31 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 115 Democratic Republic of Congo 72.52 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 116 Burundi 42.8 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 118 Somalia 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 119 Algeria 24.14 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Haiti 21.77 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan was 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.68 DOD, current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.19 DOD, current US$ per person in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 117th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, long-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.