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Afghanistan: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

4.57Bcurrent LCU · 2017+153.8% since 2007

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. 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. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 2006 to 2017.

20062017

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
20174,571,136,655.34
20168,264,429,512.419
2015-15,656,667,972.93
2014-22,910,989,520.611
201325,993,000,000
2012-6,591,893,814.542
2011-5,364,088,555.044
201010,916,152,135.974
20091,732,690,104.309
2008-12,015,263,561.224
2007-8,490,013,502.13
2006-7,144,304,205.091

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Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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