External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External debt stocks, long-term was 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, long-term in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan peaked at 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 920.02 million DOD, current US$, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 96th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 920.02 million DOD, current US$ | 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.96 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.98 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More external debt data for Afghanistan
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -9.35 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.7% (2020)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 35.05 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- PPG, official creditors -27.14 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral -27.14 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- IMF repurchases and charges 30.36 million TDS, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 1.79 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan was 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 billion DOD, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 920.02 million DOD, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.