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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.