Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Afghanistan
58.83 % change on previous year
in 2021
Lesotho
54.09 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
40th
Lesotho rank
43rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 58.83 % change on previous year against 54.09 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 4.74 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -85.61 % change on previous year | 72.54 % change on previous year | 158.15 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 54.77 % change on previous year | 34.78 % change on previous year | 19.99 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 44.46 % change on previous year | 101.47 % change on previous year | 57.01 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 40.56 % change on previous year | 45.01 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 7.13 % change on previous year | -82.91 % change on previous year | 90.04 % 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$), annual, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Afghanistan, at 58.83 % change on previous year against 54.09 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 4.74 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.