External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External debt stocks, long-term was 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, long-term in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan peaked at 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 920.02 million DOD, current US$, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 97th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 920.02 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 1.90 billion DOD, current US$ | +106.8% |
| 2008 | 1.99 billion DOD, current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.98 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.03 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.08 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.00 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.97 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.98 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.93 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.88 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.87 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | -3.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.41 billion DOD, current US$, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.23 billion DOD, current US$, 14% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +106.8% | 920.02 million DOD, current US$ | 1.90 billion DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 920.02 million DOD, current US$ | 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 in Afghanistan?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan was 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 920.02 million DOD, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 97th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.