Afghanistan vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Afghanistan
0.2%
in 2021
Norway
0.2%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
106th
Norway rank
108th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Norway
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Norway ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 106th and Norway ranks 108th of 189 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Afghanistan or Norway?
- Afghanistan, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Afghanistan and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 106th and Norway ranks 108th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.