Afghanistan vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States)

Afghanistan
20.6 million current US$
in 2021
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
18.9 million current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
190th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
191st

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
-2000200199020072024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 20.6 million current US$ against 18.9 million current US$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.7 million current US$.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 190th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 191st of 224 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5933 million current US$ 8.78 million current US$ 8.18 million current US$ Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 123.68 million current US$ 14.28 million current US$ 109.4 million current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 70.11 million current US$ 69.23 million current US$ 0.878 million current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 16.79 million current US$ 12.23 million current US$ 4.56 million current US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Afghanistan or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Afghanistan, at 20.6 million current US$ against 18.9 million current US$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between Afghanistan and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
1.7 million current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
Afghanistan ranks 190th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 191st of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars)
Unit
million current US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 8,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed