Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations was 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan, 2009–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan peaked at 2,269 US dollar per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,309 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Afghanistan 149th out of 165 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, Deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,309 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 1,730 US dollar per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 1,877 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2,269 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 2,229 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,984 US dollar per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 1,790 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 1,854 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,488 US dollar per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 1,632 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 1,489 US dollar per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,122 US dollar per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53,470 US dollar per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,309 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,309 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,309 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,834 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,488 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,269 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 146 Namibia 1,428 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mozambique 1,399 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 148 Brazil 1,390 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 150 Cameroon 1,157 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 151 Venezuela 954.59 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 923.27 US dollar per square kilometre 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, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Afghanistan was 1,344 US dollar per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,269 US dollar per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,309 US dollar per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Afghanistan rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Afghanistan ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.