Afghanistan vs Bhutan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2021
Bhutan
0.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
170th
Bhutan rank
172nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.7 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 170th and Bhutan ranks 172nd of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bhutan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 170th and Bhutan ranks 172nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.