Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

Afghanistan
30.79 million BoP, current US$
in 2021
Burkina Faso
30.35 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
119th
Burkina Faso rank
120th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
-300.0M-200.0M-100.0M0100.0M197419992025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 30.79 million BoP, current US$ against 30.35 million BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 439,400 BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 119th and Burkina Faso ranks 120th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ 360,000 BoP, current US$ 360,000 BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ 145,869 BoP, current US$ 145,869 BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
2000s 25,814 BoP, current US$ -15.01 million BoP, current US$ 15.03 million BoP, current US$ Afghanistan
2010s 8.41 million BoP, current US$ 46.29 million BoP, current US$ 37.88 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
2020s 34.01 million BoP, current US$ -25.13 million BoP, current US$ 59.14 million BoP, current US$ Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Afghanistan, at 30.79 million BoP, current US$ against 30.35 million BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
439,400 BoP, current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Burkina Faso ranks 120th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 10,170 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.