Afghanistan vs Iran: 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term

Afghanistan
50.00 million BU
in 2025
Iran
66.00 million BU
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
188th
Iran rank
185th

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B200520152025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 66.00 million BU against 50.00 million BU in Afghanistan, a difference of 16.00 million BU.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 188th and Iran ranks 185th of 210 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
2000s 4.20 million BU 3.00 billion BU 3.00 billion BU Iran
2010s 22.70 million BU 1.82 billion BU 1.80 billion BU Iran
2020s 45.67 million BU 119.33 million BU 73.67 million BU Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 10_insured export credit exposures, short term, Afghanistan or Iran?
Iran, at 66.00 million BU against 50.00 million BU in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in 10_insured export credit exposures, short term between Afghanistan and Iran?
16.00 million BU, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term?
Afghanistan ranks 188th and Iran ranks 185th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
BIS, published as 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU)
Unit
BU
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 4,414 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

ST refers to insured export credits with credit terms up to and including 12 months, except for transactions involving an insured manufacturing (pre-credit) risk with a risk period of more than 12 months, which are classified as medium/long-term (MLT).