External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) was 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 107th 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.1952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1696 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1142 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1034 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1283 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2748 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 37% 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 | +47.9% | 0.132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1735 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.132 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0986 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1246 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 104 Kazakhstan 0.1168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Türkiye 0.1156 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Botswana 0.096 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Brazil 0.0889 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Guyana 0.0887 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Afghanistan?
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) in Afghanistan was 0.1009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.1973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0981 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th 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 up 2.4%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.