Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
108th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
All-time low
-0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2012
Years of data
17
2003–2021

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Afghanistan, 2003–2021

00.0010.0022003201220212003: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan stood at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 3,280.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

Afghanistan ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 unit in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Afghanistan, 2003 to 2021.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2003 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2004 -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -160.6%
2005 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -280.5%
2008 -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -178.5%
2009 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -110.5%
2010 -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -495.5%
2011 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -181.1%
2012 -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -796.9%
2013 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -106.0%
2014 -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -103.5%
2015 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12197.5%
2016 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +583.9%
2017 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.3%
2018 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +258.0%
2019 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -34.9%
2020 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.2%
2021 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2010s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 105 Timor-Leste 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 106 Mongolia 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 107 Curaçao 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 109 Vanuatu 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 110 Norway 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 111 Tonga 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan?
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Afghanistan was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Afghanistan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Afghanistan ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,280.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.