Afghanistan vs South Sudan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Afghanistan
31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Sudan
-10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
175th
South Sudan rank
178th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 41.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.2 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 178th of 200 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 115.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -114.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 230.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 25.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 67.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Afghanistan or South Sudan?
Afghanistan, at 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Afghanistan and South Sudan?
41.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Sudan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and South Sudan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and South Sudan ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.