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

Afghanistan
0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Bhutan
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Bhutan rank
174th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
00.020.040.06197419992024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.7 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Bhutan ranks 174th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Bhutan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bhutan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
Afghanistan, at 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Bhutan ranks 174th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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