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$), per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.92 BoP, current US$ 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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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.