Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
27.79 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,261 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Portugal rank
26th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.79 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1,233 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 45.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.16 BoP, current US$ per person 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person 6.03 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person 41.49 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 7.2 BoP, current US$ per person 213.91 BoP, current US$ per person 206.71 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 40.39 BoP, current US$ per person 603.14 BoP, current US$ per person 562.75 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 28.53 BoP, current US$ per person 969.77 BoP, current US$ per person 941.24 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 29.65 BoP, current US$ per person 980.82 BoP, current US$ per person 951.18 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$), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.79 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
1,233 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.