
Gross debt in Afghanistan
The government debt of Afghanistan refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.The government debt in the period from 2002 to 2020 was between 1.2 billion and 14.0 billion USD. The highest 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 28,902 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 18 years in billion USD
Year | Afghanistan total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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2002 | 14.03 bn USD | 345.98% | 621 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 12.22 bn USD | 270.60% | 516 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 12.80 bn USD | 244.97% | 518 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 12.81 bn USD | 206.36% | 499 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 1.60 bn USD | 22.98% | 61 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 1.96 bn USD | 20.14% | 72 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 1.93 bn USD | 19.06% | 69 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 2.02 bn USD | 16.25% | 71 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 1.22 bn USD | 7.70% | 42 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 1.34 bn USD | 7.50% | 44 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 1.35 bn USD | 6.76% | 43 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 1.39 bn USD | 6.90% | 43 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 1.78 bn USD | 8.70% | 53 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 1.83 bn USD | 9.15% | 54 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 1.52 bn USD | 8.44% | 44 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 1.51 bn USD | 8.00% | 42 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 1.36 bn USD | 7.38% | 37 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 1.16 bn USD | 6.13% | 31 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 1.49 bn USD | 7.40% | 38 USD | 28,902 USD |