What the Data Shows
Afghanistan paid US$129.9 million on long-term external debt in 2022. Principal repayments accounted for US$94.4 million, or 72.7% of the total. Interest payments accounted for US$35.5 million, or 27.3%. Principal was 2.66 times the interest amount.
Data table
Unit: share of total · Period: 2022
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | Principal repayments | 72.7% | 2022 |
| 2 | Interest payments | 27.3% | 2022 |
Sources
Source 1: Long-term external debt service payments
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Dataset/table: Long-term external debt service payments
Units: US$ million
Date checked: 2026-07-19
Evidence: Provides Afghanistan long-term external debt service values for 2022.
Data notes & caveats
The measure covers long-term external debt service payments in 2022.
Methodology
Principal and interest are divided by their combined 2022 payment total. Percentages use the unrounded amounts.
Source consistency notes
Every value uses the stated institutional source family, Afghanistan national scope, 2022, and the labelled unit basis. Signed balances, non-final values, live quotes and mixed valuation bases remain explicit where applicable.
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