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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 142 Republic of Moldova 0.0701 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Morocco 0.0641 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Sri Lanka 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Philippines 0.0619 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Myanmar 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Rwanda 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 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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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.