Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment, net

Afghanistan
24.26 million BoP, current US$
in 2020
Burkina Faso
259.26 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Burkina Faso rank
31st

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M200520142024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 259.26 million BoP, current US$ against 24.26 million BoP, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 235.00 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 10.7 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s -51.91 million BoP, current US$ -87.81 million BoP, current US$ 35.91 million BoP, current US$ Afghanistan
2010s -76.41 million BoP, current US$ -195.33 million BoP, current US$ 118.92 million BoP, current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 24.26 million BoP, current US$ 91.64 million BoP, current US$ 67.38 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 259.26 million BoP, current US$ against 24.26 million BoP, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
235.00 million BoP, current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.