Australia vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Australia
1,323 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,261 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
25th
Portugal rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 62 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 67.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 243.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 198.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 343.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 213.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 129.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | 603.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 451.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,179 BoP, current US$ per person | 969.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,210 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,573 BoP, current US$ per person | 980.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 592.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Portugal?
- 62 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.