Afghanistan vs Central African Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Afghanistan
31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Central African Republic
62.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
175th
Central African Republic rank
174th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Central African Republic
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 62.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 30.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Central African Republic ranks 174th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 0.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Central African Republic
1980s 1.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Central African Republic
1990s 0.8044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.9084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Central African Republic
2000s 167.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 119.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 130.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 92.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 25.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Afghanistan or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 62.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
30.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Central African Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Central African Republic ranks 174th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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