Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2021.
The figure is up 65.9% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1997.
Afghanistan ranks 158th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -2718461.4% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -225.6% |
| 1993 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -105.4% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -198.0% |
| 1995 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -557.2% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -825.4% |
| 1997 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -307.9% |
| 1998 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -99.3% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -61622.8% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +268.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +10150.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +192.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +330.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -77.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +300.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +138.2% |
| 2019 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 2020 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +65.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2718461.4% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +61622.8% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +10150.4% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 155 Zambia 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Zimbabwe 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 157 Central African Republic 0 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 159 Eritrea 0 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 160 South Sudan -0 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 161 Suriname -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.