Mauritius vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Mauritius
4.6%
in 2024
Portugal
4.3%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
45th
Portugal rank
48th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Mauritius
- Portugal
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 48th of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 3.5% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Mauritius or Portugal?
- Mauritius, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Mauritius and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 48th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.