Domestic credit to private sector in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Domestic credit to private sector was 3.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector in Afghanistan, 1960–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 3.1% for domestic credit to private sector in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Afghanistan peaked at 11.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.3% | — |
| 1961 | 8.8% | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 7.2% | -18.3% |
| 1963 | 5.1% | -29.2% |
| 1964 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | -23.5% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 4.0% | +23.8% |
| 1969 | 4.9% | +21.0% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | +44.7% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -23.9% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | +32.9% |
| 1980 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -57.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 3.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.8% | 10.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 183 Zimbabwe 6.5% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 6.0% compare
- 185 Yemen 5.6% compare
- 187 South Sudan 1.9% compare
More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Afghanistan?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Afghanistan was 3.1% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Afghanistan ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.