Interest payments in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Interest payments was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1% for interest payments in 2017.
That represents a change of up 24.2% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Afghanistan peaked at 0.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 149th out of 152 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -61.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -56.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -41.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +49.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +106.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +122.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 146 Palau 0.5% compare
- 147 Marshall Islands 0.5% compare
- 148 Singapore 0.4% compare
- 150 East Timor 0.1% compare
- 151 Kuwait 0.1%
- 152 Iraq 0.0%
More public sector data for Afghanistan
- Arms imports 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0046 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -71.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 65.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 6.96 current USD per person (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 278.25 million current USD (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Afghanistan?
- Interest payments in Afghanistan was 0.1% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for interest payments?
- Afghanistan ranks 149th out of 152 countries with data for 2017.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.