Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 7.6 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -0.5 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $19.7 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -37.9 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Below 30% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- −1.6 pp
- ISO code
- AFG
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.6 % |
| 2024 | 8.9 % |
| 2023 | 8.3 % |
| 2022 | 10.6 % |
| 2021 | 11.1 % |
| 2020 | 7.3 % |
| 2019 | 6.1 % |
| 2018 | 7.4 % |
| 2017 | 8.0 % |
| 2016 | 8.4 % |
| 2015 | 9.2 % |
| 2014 | 8.7 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.5 % |
| 2024 | -0.5 % |
| 2023 | -1.3 % |
| 2022 | -1.0 % |
| 2021 | -0.5 % |
| 2020 | -2.2 % |
| 2019 | -1.1 % |
| 2018 | 1.6 % |
| 2017 | -0.7 % |
| 2016 | 0.1 % |
| 2015 | -1.4 % |
| 2014 | -1.7 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.7 bn |
| 2024 | $17.8 bn |
| 2023 | $17.2 bn |
| 2022 | $14.5 bn |
| 2021 | $14.3 bn |
| 2020 | $20.1 bn |
| 2019 | $18.9 bn |
| 2018 | $18.3 bn |
| 2017 | $18.9 bn |
| 2016 | $18.0 bn |
| 2015 | $20.1 bn |
| 2014 | $20.6 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -37.9 % |
| 2024 | -36.7 % |
| 2023 | -20.4 % |
| 2022 | -18.7 % |
| 2021 | -0.3 % |
| 2020 | 14.0 % |
| 2019 | 11.7 % |
| 2018 | 12.1 % |
| 2017 | 7.6 % |
| 2016 | 9.0 % |
| 2015 | 3.7 % |
| 2014 | 6.5 % |