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
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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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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.