Afghanistan vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Afghanistan
47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Iran, Islamic Republic of
53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
128th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
125th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 128th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 125th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
2000s 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 12.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 153.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 52.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Afghanistan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 53.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
6.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Afghanistan ranks 128th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 125th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.