Portugal vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Portugal
16.41 % change on previous year
in 2024
Singapore
17.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal rank
81st
Singapore rank
79th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Portugal
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 17.78 % change on previous year against 16.41 % change on previous year in Portugal, a difference of 1.37 % change on previous year.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 81st and Singapore ranks 79th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.09 % change on previous year | 39.1 % change on previous year | 22.01 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 1980s | 43.82 % change on previous year | 18.17 % change on previous year | 25.65 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1990s | 17.74 % change on previous year | 44.8 % change on previous year | 27.06 % change on previous year | Singapore |
| 2000s | 109.3 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 100.97 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2010s | 54.82 % change on previous year | 21.97 % change on previous year | 32.85 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2020s | 21.36 % change on previous year | 10.01 % change on previous year | 11.35 % change on previous year | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Portugal or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 17.78 % change on previous year against 16.41 % change on previous year in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Portugal and Singapore?
- 1.37 % change on previous year, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Portugal ranks 81st and Singapore ranks 79th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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 inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.