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

Afghanistan: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
145th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.086 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2012
All-time low
0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
12
2009–2020

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

00.020.040.060.082009201420202009: 0.079 US dollar per US$ of GDP2010: 0.081 US dollar per US$ of GDP2011: 0.079 US dollar per US$ of GDP2012: 0.086 US dollar per US$ of GDP2013: 0.081 US dollar per US$ of GDP2014: 0.071 US dollar per US$ of GDP2015: 0.074 US dollar per US$ of GDP2016: 0.082 US dollar per US$ of GDP2017: 0.066 US dollar per US$ of GDP2018: 0.077 US dollar per US$ of GDP2019: 0.071 US dollar per US$ of GDP2020: 0.062 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.086 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

That places Afghanistan 145th 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 unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2009 to 2020.
Year US dollar per US$ of GDP Change
2009 0.0794 US dollar per US$ of GDP
2010 0.0806 US dollar per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2011 0.0794 US dollar per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2012 0.086 US dollar per US$ of GDP +8.3%
2013 0.0806 US dollar per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2014 0.0713 US dollar per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2015 0.0743 US dollar per US$ of GDP +4.3%
2016 0.0816 US dollar per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2017 0.0661 US dollar per US$ of GDP -19.0%
2018 0.0771 US dollar per US$ of GDP +16.8%
2019 0.0711 US dollar per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2020 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP -12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0794 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0794 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0794 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1
2010s 0.0768 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0661 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.086 US dollar per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 142 Republic of Moldova 0.0701 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 143 Morocco 0.0641 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 144 Sri Lanka 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 146 Philippines 0.0619 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 147 Myanmar 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 148 Rwanda 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.086 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2012.
What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Afghanistan rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Afghanistan ranks 145th 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 22.7%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
169 places, 4,334 data points, 1960–2025
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.