Afghanistan: Net domestic credit (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Afghanistan's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 6.01 billion on 2019 (from -73.37 billion to -79.38 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2019), the average change was +11.51 billion and a typical year strayed about 36.59 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 146.25 billion in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 56.64 billion in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 7.48 billion a year. A straight line explains 61% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Afghanistan in the 2020 ranking

• Myanmar — 1st of 3: 60.94 trillion
• Singapore — 2nd of 3: 701.01 billion

What this measures

Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 45 values

Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 28.47 trillion (2025)
• Bahrain — 10.64 billion (2015)
• Djibouti — 335.15 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 18.29 trillion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 10,211.7 trillion (2016)
• Iraq — 78.52 trillion (2024)
• Israel — 2.22 trillion (2025)
• Jordan — 47.43 billion (2025)
• Kuwait — 46.3 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — 160.19 trillion (2017)
• Libya

More financial sector data for Afghanistan

• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$76.81 (2020)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$67.53 (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 575.74 billion (2020)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 871.66 billion (2020)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 0.77 (2020)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -1.06% (2020)
• Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 0.01% (2020)
• Broad money (annual % growth) — 12.06% (2020)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 117.29 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Afghanistan's net domestic credit (current LCU)?

-79.38 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is down 2,186% from 3.81 billion in 1960. The highest value was 446.05 billion in 1990 and the lowest -79.38 billion in 2020.

Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Afghanistan?

In 2020, Afghanistan's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 6.01 billion on 2019 (from -73.37 billion to -79.38 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2019), the average change was +11.51 billion and a typical year strayed about 36.59 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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