Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2% for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 156.0% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 119th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -65.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +57.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +78.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -38.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +156.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -9.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Afghanistan?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Afghanistan was 0.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.