Afghanistan vs Vanuatu: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Afghanistan
20.60 million BoP, current US$
in 2021
Vanuatu
28.86 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
170th
Vanuatu rank
167th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 28.86 million BoP, current US$ against 20.60 million BoP, current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 8.26 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 167th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 295,556 BoP, current US$ 3.35 million BoP, current US$ 3.05 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
1980s 968,000 BoP, current US$ 7.15 million BoP, current US$ 6.18 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
1990s 524,668 BoP, current US$ 24.86 million BoP, current US$ 24.33 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2000s 109.54 million BoP, current US$ 25.10 million BoP, current US$ 84.44 million BoP, current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 84.82 million BoP, current US$ 46.11 million BoP, current US$ 38.71 million BoP, current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 16.79 million BoP, current US$ 42.11 million BoP, current US$ 25.32 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Afghanistan or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 28.86 million BoP, current US$ against 20.60 million BoP, current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Afghanistan and Vanuatu?
8.26 million BoP, current US$, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Vanuatu?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 170th and Vanuatu ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.