Gross debt in Afghanistan

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Afghanistan in the period from 2002 to 2020 was between 1.2 billion and 14.0 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 18 years was reached in 2002. However, the liabilities in 2020 have been only one billion USD

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 38 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.


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