Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Multilateral debt service in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service in Afghanistan stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Afghanistan peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2009.
Afghanistan ranks 1st of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.2%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.3%, 2.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +30.5% | 76.6% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 76.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 86.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More external debt data for Afghanistan
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -13.09 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.82 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 1.84 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 470.67 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service in Afghanistan?
- Multilateral debt service in Afghanistan was 100.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for multilateral debt service?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.