Afghanistan vs Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Afghanistan
-17.29 % change on previous year
in 2021
Malawi
-21.99 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
126th
Malawi rank
129th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -17.29 % change on previous year against -21.99 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 4.7 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 126th and Malawi ranks 129th of 180 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 85.72 % change on previous year -0.8655 % change on previous year 86.59 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s -27.12 % change on previous year -85.91 % change on previous year 58.79 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s 12.07 % change on previous year -330.7 % change on previous year 342.78 % change on previous year Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Afghanistan, at -17.29 % change on previous year against -21.99 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Afghanistan and Malawi?
4.7 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Afghanistan ranks 126th and Malawi ranks 129th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.