Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Afghanistan
0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Pakistan
1.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
141st
Pakistan rank
138th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2802 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 141st and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | 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 | 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2642 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2617 BoP, current US$ per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.2256 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2608 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0353 BoP, current US$ per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.8613 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4095 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4518 BoP, current US$ per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.2802 BoP, current US$ per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st and Pakistan ranks 138th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.