Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Afghanistan, 2003–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ 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$) … unit in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ 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% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +12197.5% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 105 East Timor 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Mongolia 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Curacao 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Vanuatu 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Norway 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Tonga 0.0019 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 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.