Afghanistan vs Azerbaijan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Afghanistan
58.83 % change on previous year
in 2021
Azerbaijan
61.79 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
40th
Azerbaijan rank
37th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 61.79 % change on previous year against 58.83 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.96 % change on previous year.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Azerbaijan ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Azerbaijan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209.01 % change on previous year | 53.18 % change on previous year | 155.83 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 44.46 % change on previous year | 58.77 % change on previous year | 14.31 % change on previous year | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 40.56 % change on previous year | 0.8401 % change on previous year | 39.72 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 7.13 % change on previous year | -251.5 % change on previous year | 258.62 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Afghanistan or Azerbaijan?
- Azerbaijan, at 61.79 % change on previous year against 58.83 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 2.96 % change on previous year, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Azerbaijan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Azerbaijan ranks 37th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.