External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Afghanistan ranks 107th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0.2075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1998 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1296 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1284 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1357 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1433 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1467 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1416 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2341 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1999 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3371 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 54% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +63.7% | 0.1523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2007 | +47.7% | 0.1405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2075 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.19 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2121 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1523 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 104 Guinea 0.2155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Syria 0.2048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 India 0.1905 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Chad 0.1682 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1649 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Russia 0.1641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Afghanistan was 0.1881 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2494 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1234 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 107th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.