Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan is 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 122.3% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd of 200 countries on this measure, 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$) … unit in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +400.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5307.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +179.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +166.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +321.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +140.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +122.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +5307.6% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2001 | +400.6% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 169 Iran 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 170 Kuwait 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 171 Samoa 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 173 Nepal 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 174 Bhutan 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 175 Haiti 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan was 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.