International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was 7.55 billion in 2020. β² Rising
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Afghanistan, 2009β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Afghanistan stood at 7.55 billion. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 198.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Afghanistan peaked at 7.55 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.21 billion, in 2009.
That places Afghanistan 38th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 billion | 1.21 billion | 1.21 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.05 billion | 2.53 billion | 6.76 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.55 billion | 7.55 billion | 7.55 billion | 1 |
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 international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Afghanistan?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Afghanistan was 7.55 billion in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 billion in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 198.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.