Afghanistan vs China: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Afghanistan
-17.29 % change on previous year
in 2021
China
-18.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
126th
China rank
127th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -17.29 % change on previous year against -18.21 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.92 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 126th and China ranks 127th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.72 % change on previous year | 14.61 % change on previous year | 71.11 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -61.15 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | 74.26 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 12.07 % change on previous year | 14.3 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at -17.29 % change on previous year against -18.21 % change on previous year in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.92 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Afghanistan ranks 126th and China ranks 127th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.