Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 34.76 million USD in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
34.76 million USD
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
96th
of 167 countries
All-time high
40.98 million USD
in 2018
All-time low
-8.1 million USD
in 2012
Years of data
17
2003–2021

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, 2003–2021

-100102030402003201220212003: 1.8 million USD2004: -1.2 million USD2005: 2.3 million USD2008: -2.3 million USD2009: 0.409 million USD2010: -0.705 million USD2011: 1.1 million USD2012: -8.1 million USD2013: 0.506 million USD2014: -0.019 million USD2015: 2.2 million USD2016: 14.8 million USD2017: 11.6 million USD2018: 41 million USD2019: 30 million USD2020: 40.2 million USD2021: 34.8 million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 34.76 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 3,182.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Afghanistan peaked at 40.98 million USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, -8.1 million USD, in 2012.

That places Afghanistan 96th out of 167 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.

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Afghanistan, 2003 to 2021.
Year million USD Change
2003 1.82 million USD
2004 -1.15 million USD -163.3%
2005 2.29 million USD -298.7%
2008 -2.33 million USD -202.0%
2009 0.4093 million USD -117.5%
2010 -0.7054 million USD -272.3%
2011 1.06 million USD -250.1%
2012 -8.1 million USD -865.1%
2013 0.5062 million USD -106.2%
2014 -0.0188 million USD -103.7%
2015 2.16 million USD -11581.8%
2016 14.77 million USD +582.9%
2017 11.57 million USD -21.7%
2018 40.98 million USD +254.1%
2019 29.96 million USD -26.9%
2020 40.23 million USD +34.3%
2021 34.76 million USD -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2065 million USD -2.33 million USD 2.29 million USD 5
2010s 9.22 million USD -8.1 million USD 40.98 million USD 10
2020s 37.5 million USD 34.76 million USD 40.23 million USD 2

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 93 Georgia 38.16 million USD compare
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  3. 95 Niger 35.34 million USD compare
  4. 97 Sri Lanka 34.64 million USD compare
  5. 98 Armenia 34.29 million USD compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Afghanistan?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Afghanistan was 34.76 million USD in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 40.98 million USD in 2018.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was -8.1 million USD in 2012.
How does Afghanistan rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
Afghanistan ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,182.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 6,043 data points, 1990–2023
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.