Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Afghanistan
0.515 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Lesotho
-2.44 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
178th
Lesotho rank
179th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person against -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1625 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1382 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0743 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.4235 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Afghanistan, at 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person against -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.