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Afghanistan — General government deficit

millions of AFN · Annual · 1970–2025 · 25 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Afghanistan's general government deficit reading was −10.66B AFN in 2025. The period change from −7.02B AFN in 2024 was −3.64B AFN. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −0.89% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
2025-10.66B AFN
2024-7.02B AFN
2023-17.96B AFN
2022-12.80B AFN
2021-6.07B AFN
5 earlier values, back to 2016
2020-34.43B AFN
2019-15.93B AFN
201822.21B AFN
2017-8.72B AFN
20161.57B AFN
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.