Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan, 1979–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan is 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and up 1,886.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.2899 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2012.
That places Afghanistan 141st 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$), per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2004 | -0.0297 BoP, current US$ per person | -167.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per person | -306.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per person | -217.8% |
| 2009 | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per person | -112.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0441 BoP, current US$ per person | -590.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person | -187.8% |
| 2012 | -0.2899 BoP, current US$ per person | -848.3% |
| 2013 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | -103.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per person | -11046.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4036 BoP, current US$ per person | +531.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3155 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +234.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6953 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9529 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +11046.2% | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0724 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2256 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2899 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8613 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9529 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 138 Pakistan 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 139 Iran 0.9766 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 140 Rwanda 0.9225 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 142 Niger 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 143 Mauritania 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 144 Jamaica 0.3763 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)
- 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$), per capita in Afghanistan?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Afghanistan was 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2899 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,886.6%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.