Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 14.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Eritrea ranks 176th of 200 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 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 265.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 263.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 167.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 234.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 66.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 130.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 346.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 216.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 25.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -254.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 279.96 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$), per square, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Afghanistan, at 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 14.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Eritrea ranks 176th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.