External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 5,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 5,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 5,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 3,102 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +106.6% |
| 2008 | 3,287 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 3,803 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 3,735 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3,957 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,879 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3,982 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,980 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 4,107 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,081 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4,661 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 5,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 5,203 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 5,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 5,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 21,861 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 5,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 147,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +106.6% | 1,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,102 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,923 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,803 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 3,972 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,735 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,219 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,143 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,661 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 110 Eritrea 5,991 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 111 Mali 5,303 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 112 Democratic Republic of Congo 5,297 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 114 Somalia 4,932 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 115 Mauritania 4,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 116 Niger 4,432 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 5,256 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) 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.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) 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.