Afghanistan — Central government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2023 · 23 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Afghanistan, the central government debt reading stood at 8.25% of GDP in 2023. Against 10.6% of GDP in 2022, the period change was −2.39 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 8.52% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2014–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.25 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 10.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 11.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 7.33 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 6.14 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2018 | 7.38 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 8.44 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 9.15 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 8.7 % of GDP |