Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 30.79 million USD in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 2003–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 30.79 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and up 2,514.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 38.8 million USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, -9.04 million USD, in 2012.
Afghanistan ranks 111th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 million USD | — |
| 2004 | -0.7 million USD | -170.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 million USD | -314.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3607 million USD | -76.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7787 million USD | -315.9% |
| 2008 | -1.92 million USD | +146.3% |
| 2009 | 0.335 million USD | -117.5% |
| 2010 | -0.715 million USD | -313.5% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million USD | -264.7% |
| 2012 | -9.04 million USD | -867.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5373 million USD | -105.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0192 million USD | -103.6% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million USD | -11395.3% |
| 2016 | 14.01 million USD | +547.5% |
| 2017 | 11.26 million USD | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 38.8 million USD | +244.6% |
| 2019 | 26.32 million USD | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 37.23 million USD | +41.4% |
| 2021 | 30.79 million USD | -17.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 30.79 million USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.33 million USD, 9.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 30.79 million USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124.2 million USD, 25% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +11395.3% | -0.0192 million USD | 2.16 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.0287 million USD | -1.92 million USD | 1.5 million USD | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.45 million USD | -9.04 million USD | 38.8 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.01 million USD | 30.79 million USD | 37.23 million USD | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 30.79 million USD in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8 million USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.04 million USD in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 111th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,514.2%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.