Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Afghanistan stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 122.3% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Afghanistan peaked at 4.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 172nd out of 200 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 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +400.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +5307.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +179.8% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -76.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +166.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -75.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +321.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -41.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -46.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +140.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -81.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +122.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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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)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 17.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 635.35 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 108.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 45,097 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Afghanistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Afghanistan was 0.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.