Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan is 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 55.1% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 11.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.0791 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1997.
That places Afghanistan 178th out of 202 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.2% |
| 1977 | -0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | -687.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0879 BoP, current US$ per person | -588.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6834 BoP, current US$ per person | +677.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.7% |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | -0.0229 BoP, current US$ per person | -2755902.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per person | -218.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | -104.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | -192.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0055 BoP, current US$ per person | -544.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per person | -810.3% |
| 1997 | -0.0791 BoP, current US$ per person | -303.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3037 BoP, current US$ per person | -58289.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per person | +297.0% |
| 2002 | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +6876.7% |
| 2003 | 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 7.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +212.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 9.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 7.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.1% |
| 2009 | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 6.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +230.2% |
| 2011 | 1.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.6% |
| 2012 | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 5 BoP, current US$ per person | +281.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.5% |
| 2018 | 3.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +125.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6183 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.0% |
| 2020 | 0.332 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.3% |
| 2021 | 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0239 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.018 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0879 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0743 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6834 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0791 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3037 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6183 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4235 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.332 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 175 Nepal 1.92 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 176 Haiti 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 177 Belize 0.5675 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 179 Lesotho -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 180 Eritrea -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 181 Burkina Faso -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.79 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.60 million BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 58.83 % change on previous year (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 14.73 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4885 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.515 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0791 BoP, current US$ per person in 1997.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 178th out of 202 countries with data for 2021.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.