Low & middle income vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Low & middle income
55.81 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,261 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
28th
Portugal rank
26th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 55.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 1,205 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 22.6 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person 6.61 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person 41.4 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 18.85 BoP, current US$ per person 213.91 BoP, current US$ per person 195.06 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 51.53 BoP, current US$ per person 603.14 BoP, current US$ per person 551.61 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 98.24 BoP, current US$ per person 969.77 BoP, current US$ per person 871.53 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 82.42 BoP, current US$ per person 980.82 BoP, current US$ per person 898.41 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Low & middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 55.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Low & middle income and Portugal?
1,205 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Portugal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Low & middle income ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.