Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Afghanistan

Foreign direct investment outflows in Afghanistan in 2021 — 30,790,960 US$. Ranked 112 in the world out of 175.

2021 30.79M US$ −17.29% vs 2020
World rank 112of 175
Period maximum 38.8M US$2018
Period minimum -8.86M US$2012

Trend over time

1979–2021 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Afghanistan, 1979–2021-20M020M40M1979198419891994199920042009201420191979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$2003: 1,000,000 US$2004: -700,000 US$2005: 1,500,000 US$2008: -1,918,036 US$2009: 247,111 US$2010: -1,248,047 US$2011: 1,137,137 US$2012: -8,860,851 US$2013: 537,319 US$2014: -19,154 US$2015: 2,163,053 US$2016: 14,006,047 US$2017: 11,260,736 US$2018: 38,803,702 US$2019: 26,321,047 US$2020: 37,228,478 US$2021: 30,790,960 US$
Change over the period: +30.79M

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 30.79M US$
World 2.54T US$
South Asia 17.34B US$
Southern Asia computed 17.69B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2021 30.79M −6.44M −17.29%
2020 37.23M +10.91M +41.44%
2019 26.32M −12.48M −32.17%
2018 38.8M +27.54M +244.59%
2017 11.26M −2.75M −19.6%
2016 14.01M +11.84M +547.51%
2015 2.16M +2.18M +11,393.13%
2014 -19,154 −556,473 −103.56%
2013 537,319 +9.4M +106.06%
2012 -8.86M −10M −879.22%
2011 1.14M +2.39M +191.11%
2010 -1.25M −1.5M −605.06%
2009 247,111 +2.17M +112.88%
2008 -1.92M
2005 1.5M +2.2M +314.29%
2004 -700,000 −1.7M −170%
2003 1M
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0

Southern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.