Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Afghanistan
47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Pakistan
41.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
128th
Pakistan rank
130th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 41.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 5.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 128th and Pakistan ranks 130th of 188 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | 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 | 8.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 12.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 70.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 57.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 52.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 127.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 75.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 47.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 41.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 5.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan 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$), per?
- Afghanistan ranks 128th and Pakistan ranks 130th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.