Afghanistan vs Iran: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Afghanistan
0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Iran
0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
141st
Iran rank
139th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2068 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Iran ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 141st and Iran ranks 139th of 192 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2000s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.2256 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.8613 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9081 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 0.2068 BoP, current US$ per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st and Iran ranks 139th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.