Afghanistan vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Afghanistan
-17.29 % change on previous year
in 2021
Korea
-17.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
126th
Korea rank
124th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Afghanistan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports -17.08 % change on previous year against -17.29 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.21 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Korea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 126th and Korea ranks 124th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.72 % change on previous year | 16.07 % change on previous year | 69.66 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -61.15 % change on previous year | 11.82 % change on previous year | 72.97 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 2020s | 12.07 % change on previous year | 44.16 % change on previous year | 32.09 % change on previous year | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Afghanistan or Korea?
- Korea, at -17.08 % change on previous year against -17.29 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Afghanistan and Korea?
- 0.21 % change on previous year, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Afghanistan ranks 126th and Korea ranks 124th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.