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

Afghanistan
0.515 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Nepal
1.92 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
178th
Nepal rank
175th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.4 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Nepal's figure about 3.7 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Nepal ranks 175th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0743 BoP, current US$ per person 0.026 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0483 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.04 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4898 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4498 BoP, current US$ per person Nepal
2000s 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2643 BoP, current US$ per person 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
2010s 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9154 BoP, current US$ per person Nepal
2020s 0.4235 BoP, current US$ per person 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person 5.09 BoP, current US$ per person Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Nepal?
1.4 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Nepal ranks 175th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.