Afghanistan's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) was US$35.06 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 81.96% from US$19.26 million in 2014 (6.17% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$35.06 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$28.27 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$19.26 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$35.06 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$4.51 million | 2007 |
| Average since 2015 | US$24.57 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$9.26 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 165.2% on 2023 (from US$13.22 million to US$35.06 million).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 29.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 165.2% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 51.2% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Afghanistan had the 98th highest value of the 120 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | US$35.06 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$2.79 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2024 ranking
- Sierra Leone — 95th of 120: US$48.36 million
- Bhutan — 96th of 120: US$46.8 million
- Kosovo — 97th of 120: US$41.63 million
- Gambia, The — 99th of 120: US$33.6 million
- Liberia — 100th of 120: US$31.95 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 101st of 120: US$29.88 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 19 values
| Year | Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 35,055,000 |
| 2023 | 13,220,000 |
| 2022 | 12,017,000 |
| 2021 | 19,234,000 |
| 2020 | 28,144,888 |
| 2019 | 28,268,056 |
| 2018 | 29,245,793 |
| 2017 | 28,252,195 |
| 2016 | 27,113,617 |
| 2015 | 25,183,083 |
| 2014 |
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$78.49 million (2024)
- Djibouti — US$51.77 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$7.84 billion (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$10.8 million (2024)
- Iraq — US$565.88 million (2024)
- Jordan — US$794.42 million (2024)
- Lebanon — US$176.4 million (2024)
- Morocco — US$2.38 billion (2024)
- Pakistan — US$3.27 billion (2024)
- Syrian Arab Republic
More economic policy & debt data for Afghanistan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$3.02 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$132.59 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$) — US$275.22 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$2.57 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$)?
- US$35.06 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 278.59% from US$9.26 million in 2006 (7.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$35.06 million in 2024 and the lowest US$4.51 million in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 98th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 165.2% on 2023 (from US$13.22 million to US$35.06 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 29.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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