Afghanistan — Combined government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 24 observations

About this series

Combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Afghanistan, the combined government debt reading stood at 8.8% of GDP in 2024. Against 8.41% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +0.39 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 8.56% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20248.8 % of GDP
20238.41 % of GDP
202210.8 % of GDP
202111.2 % of GDP
20207.33 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
20196.14 % of GDP
20187.38 % of GDP
20178 % of GDP
20168.44 % of GDP
20159.15 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.