Afghanistan External Debt 2006-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Afghanistan external debt for 2021 was $3,530,754,340, a 16.14% increase from 2020.
  • Afghanistan external debt for 2020 was $3,040,072,312, a 14.22% increase from 2019.
  • Afghanistan external debt for 2019 was $2,661,685,957, a 0.64% decline from 2018.
  • Afghanistan external debt for 2018 was $2,678,760,424, a 2.66% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Afghanistan External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2021 $3,530,754,340 16.14%
2020 $3,040,072,312 14.22%
2019 $2,661,685,957 -0.64%
2018 $2,678,760,424 -2.66%
2017 $2,751,986,639 6.01%
2016 $2,596,050,086 -0.03%
2015 $2,596,917,266 2.65%
2014 $2,529,865,268 -2.24%
2013 $2,587,774,667 0.28%
2012 $2,580,623,924 3.83%
2011 $2,485,331,046 2.03%
2010 $2,435,844,906 -1.79%
2009 $2,480,214,114 15.68%
2008 $2,143,951,791 5.98%
2007 $2,023,034,713 106.57%
2006 $979,344,508 106.57%