Middle income vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Middle income
62.6 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,261 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Middle income rank
27th
Portugal rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Middle income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income, a difference of 1,198 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 20.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 27th 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 income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 20.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 213.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 193.72 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 55.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 603.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 547.97 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 105.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 969.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 863.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 89.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 980.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 891.3 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$), per capita, Middle income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Middle income and Portugal?
- 1,198 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Portugal?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.