Afghanistan vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Afghanistan
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Norway
0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
108th
Norway rank
110th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Norway
-0.02500.0250.050.0750.1197019972025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Norway ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 108th and Norway ranks 110th of 191 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0524 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2010s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2020s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Afghanistan or Norway?
Afghanistan, at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Afghanistan and Norway?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Norway?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Afghanistan ranks 108th and Norway ranks 110th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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