Afghanistan vs Nepal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Afghanistan
0.1%
in 2021
Nepal
0.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
170th
Nepal rank
171st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 170th and Nepal ranks 171st of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Nepal |
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 Nepal?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Nepal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 170th and Nepal ranks 171st 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.