Portugal vs United States: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Portugal
-12.69 % change on previous year
in 2024
United States
-13.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal rank
111th
United States rank
114th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Portugal
- United States
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -12.69 % change on previous year against -13.55 % change on previous year in United States, a difference of 0.86 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 111th and United States ranks 114th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.4996 % change on previous year | 16.77 % change on previous year | 17.27 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1980s | -40.47 % change on previous year | -129.02 % change on previous year | 88.56 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1990s | 32.82 % change on previous year | 28.08 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2000s | -95.39 % change on previous year | 29.92 % change on previous year | 125.31 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2010s | -87.85 % change on previous year | -3.97 % change on previous year | 83.88 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2020s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 90.12 % change on previous year | 87.08 % change on previous year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Portugal or United States?
- Portugal, at -12.69 % change on previous year against -13.55 % change on previous year in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Portugal and United States?
- 0.86 % change on previous year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and United States rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 111th and United States ranks 114th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.