External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Afghanistan is 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) 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.
Afghanistan ranks 118th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) 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 | 58.82 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 56.18 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 55.52 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.04 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 51.34 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 50.13 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 47.7 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 45.82 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 44.79 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 167.49 DOD, current US$ per person, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 356.41 DOD, current US$ per person, 12% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) 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 | +102.9% | 36.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 73.43 DOD, current US$ per person |
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 | 61.03 DOD, current US$ per person | 51.34 DOD, current US$ per person | 69.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1 DOD, current US$ per person | 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person | 50.13 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 115 Central African Republic 82.31 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 72.52 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Burundi 42.8 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 119 Somalia 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Haiti 21.29 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 121 Algeria 18.19 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Afghanistan?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Afghanistan was 42.08 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.68 DOD, current US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Afghanistan ranks 118th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) 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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.