External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: External debt stocks, long-term was 1.81 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.81 billion DOD, current US$
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
96th
of 121 countries
All-time high
2.11 billion DOD, current US$
in 2013
All-time low
920.02 million DOD, current US$
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

External debt stocks, long-term in Afghanistan, 2006–2024

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2006201520242006: 920.0M DOD, current US$2007: 1.9B DOD, current US$2008: 2.0B DOD, current US$2009: 2.1B DOD, current US$2010: 2.0B DOD, current US$2011: 2.0B DOD, current US$2012: 2.1B DOD, current US$2013: 2.1B DOD, current US$2014: 2.0B DOD, current US$2015: 2.0B DOD, current US$2016: 2.0B DOD, current US$2017: 2.0B DOD, current US$2018: 2.0B DOD, current US$2019: 2.0B DOD, current US$2020: 2.0B DOD, current US$2021: 1.9B DOD, current US$2022: 1.9B DOD, current US$2023: 1.9B DOD, current US$2024: 1.8B DOD, current US$

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 93 Chad 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  2. 94 Botswana 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  3. 95 Cape Verde 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  4. 97 Lesotho 1.62 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  5. 98 Liberia 1.55 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  6. 99 Belize 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ compare

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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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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.