Maldives vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Maldives
1,527 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Portugal
1,261 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
23rd
Portugal rank
26th

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

  • Maldives
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 266 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Maldives ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 4.73 BoP, current US$ per person 9.1 BoP, current US$ per person 4.37 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 6.78 BoP, current US$ per person 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person 37.82 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 33.66 BoP, current US$ per person 213.91 BoP, current US$ per person 180.25 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 229.55 BoP, current US$ per person 603.14 BoP, current US$ per person 373.59 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 994.28 BoP, current US$ per person 969.77 BoP, current US$ per person 24.51 BoP, current US$ per person Maldives
2020s 1,301 BoP, current US$ per person 980.82 BoP, current US$ per person 320.1 BoP, current US$ per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Maldives or Portugal?
Maldives, at 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Maldives and Portugal?
266 BoP, current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Maldives ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.