Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 30.79 million BoP, current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Afghanistan, 1979–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 30.79 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in 2021.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 2,607.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Afghanistan peaked at 38.80 million BoP, current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, -8.86 million BoP, current US$, in 2012.
That places Afghanistan 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | -700,000 BoP, current US$ | -170.0% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million BoP, current US$ | -314.3% |
| 2006 | 360,653 BoP, current US$ | -76.0% |
| 2007 | -778,693 BoP, current US$ | -315.9% |
| 2008 | -1.92 million BoP, current US$ | +146.3% |
| 2009 | 247,111 BoP, current US$ | -112.9% |
| 2010 | -1.25 million BoP, current US$ | -605.1% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ | -191.1% |
| 2012 | -8.86 million BoP, current US$ | -879.2% |
| 2013 | 537,319 BoP, current US$ | -106.1% |
| 2014 | -19,154 BoP, current US$ | -103.6% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million BoP, current US$ | -11393.1% |
| 2016 | 14.01 million BoP, current US$ | +547.5% |
| 2017 | 11.26 million BoP, current US$ | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 38.80 million BoP, current US$ | +244.6% |
| 2019 | 26.32 million BoP, current US$ | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 37.23 million BoP, current US$ | +41.4% |
| 2021 | 30.79 million BoP, current US$ | -17.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 30.79 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.90 million BoP, current US$, 7.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 30.79 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 271.00 million BoP, current US$, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +11393.1% | -19,154 BoP, current US$ | 2.16 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -41,281 BoP, current US$ | -1.92 million BoP, current US$ | 1.50 million BoP, current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.41 million BoP, current US$ | -8.86 million BoP, current US$ | 38.80 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.01 million BoP, current US$ | 30.79 million BoP, current US$ | 37.23 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 116 Mauritius 38.33 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 117 Tunisia 34.59 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 118 Bermuda 33.80 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 120 Fiji 25.57 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 121 Congo 25.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 122 New Zealand 23.86 million BoP, current US$ 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Afghanistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Afghanistan was 30.79 million BoP, current US$ in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.80 million BoP, current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.86 million BoP, current US$ in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,607.8%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.