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Afghanistan: Average interest on new external debt commitments

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Interest represents the average interest rate on all new public and publicly guaranteed loans contracted during the year. To obtain the average, the interest rates for all public and publicly guaranteed loans have been weighted by the amounts of the loans. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 2006 to 2025.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20250
20240
20230
20220
20210
20200
20190
20180
20170.571
20160
20150
20140
20130
20120
20110
20103
20090
20080.482
20071.385
20061.25

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World Bank (2026). Average interest on new external debt commitments. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-average-interest-on-new-external-debt-commitments (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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