Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 6.25 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Afghanistan, 2002–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Afghanistan is 6.25, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 280.98 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.25, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 280.98 | — |
| 2003 | 273.47 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 243.44 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 204.03 | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 23.02 | -88.7% |
| 2007 | 20.24 | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 18.37 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 16.78 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 7.9 | -52.9% |
| 2011 | 7.14 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 6.63 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 6.75 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.38 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.25 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135.04 | 16.78 | 280.98 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 6.25 | 7.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 182 Solomon Islands 10.38 compare
- 183 Estonia 9.74 compare
- 184 Algeria 9.06 compare
- 186 Saudi Arabia 5.01 compare
- 187 Brunei Darussalam 2.81 compare
- 188 Hong Kong, China 0.0626 compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -13.09 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Afghanistan?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Afghanistan was 6.25 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 280.98 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.