Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 31.82 US dollar per person in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
31.82 US dollar per person
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
164th
of 169 countries
All-time high
56 US dollar per person
in 2012
All-time low
31.82 US dollar per person
in 2020
Years of data
12
2009–2020

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Afghanistan, 2009–2020

02040602009201420202009: 35.9 US dollar per person2010: 45.2 US dollar per person2011: 48.1 US dollar per person2012: 56 US dollar per person2013: 51.4 US dollar per person2014: 44.5 US dollar per person2015: 42 US dollar per person2016: 42.6 US dollar per person2017: 34.7 US dollar per person2018: 37.9 US dollar per person2019: 35.3 US dollar per person2020: 31.8 US dollar per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.

Analysis

In 2020, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Afghanistan stood at 31.82 US dollar per person. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Afghanistan peaked at 56 US dollar per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.82 US dollar per person, in 2020.

That places Afghanistan 164th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Afghanistan, 2009 to 2020.
Year US dollar per person Change
2009 35.91 US dollar per person
2010 45.19 US dollar per person +25.8%
2011 48.15 US dollar per person +6.6%
2012 56 US dollar per person +16.3%
2013 51.38 US dollar per person -8.3%
2014 44.54 US dollar per person -13.3%
2015 42.05 US dollar per person -5.6%
2016 42.58 US dollar per person +1.3%
2017 34.71 US dollar per person -18.5%
2018 37.9 US dollar per person +9.2%
2019 35.29 US dollar per person -6.9%
2020 31.82 US dollar per person -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.91 US dollar per person 35.91 US dollar per person 35.91 US dollar per person 1
2010s 43.78 US dollar per person 34.71 US dollar per person 56 US dollar per person 10
2020s 31.82 US dollar per person 31.82 US dollar per person 31.82 US dollar per person 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 161 Madagascar 41.27 US dollar per person compare
  2. 162 Burundi 40.37 US dollar per person compare
  3. 163 Mali 38.04 US dollar per person compare
  4. 165 Pakistan 29.21 US dollar per person compare
  5. 166 Malawi 23.68 US dollar per person compare
  6. 167 Ghana 21.33 US dollar per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Afghanistan?
Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Afghanistan was 31.82 US dollar per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 56 US dollar per person in 2012.
What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 31.82 US dollar per person in 2020.
How does Afghanistan rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Afghanistan ranks 164th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,335 data points, 1960–2025
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.