Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
0.515 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Burkina Faso
-8.59 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
178th
Burkina Faso rank
181st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person against -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 9.11 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Burkina Faso ranks 181st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3129 BoP, current US$ per person 0.289 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1980s 0.0743 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2509 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1766 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1990s 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7009 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6747 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2000s 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person 2.06 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
2010s 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person 13.11 BoP, current US$ per person 10.49 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.4235 BoP, current US$ per person -4.12 BoP, current US$ per person 4.54 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Afghanistan, at 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person against -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
9.11 BoP, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Burkina Faso ranks 181st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.