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

Afghanistan
0.515 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Eritrea
-7.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
178th
Eritrea rank
180th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person against -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Eritrea, a difference of 8.43 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Eritrea ranks 180th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per person 10.55 BoP, current US$ per person 10.5 BoP, current US$ per person Eritrea
2000s 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person 10.07 BoP, current US$ per person 5.63 BoP, current US$ per person Eritrea
2010s 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person 13.74 BoP, current US$ per person 11.12 BoP, current US$ per person Eritrea
2020s 0.4235 BoP, current US$ per person -9.27 BoP, current US$ per person 9.69 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$), per capita, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Afghanistan, at 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person against -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Eritrea as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
8.43 BoP, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Eritrea ranks 180th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.