Germany vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Germany
1,140 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,261 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Germany rank
29th
Portugal rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person in Germany, a difference of 121 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 10.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 188.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 213.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.72 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 834.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 603.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 231.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 977.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 969.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,284 BoP, current US$ per person | 980.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 303.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Germany or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Germany and Portugal?
- 121 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Germany ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.