Portugal vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Portugal
1,261 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
United States of America
1,172 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
26th
United States of America rank
28th

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

  • Portugal
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person in United States of America, a difference of 89 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Portugal ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 28th of 202 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person 13.91 BoP, current US$ per person 5.72 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person 140.35 BoP, current US$ per person 95.75 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 213.91 BoP, current US$ per person 390.1 BoP, current US$ per person 176.19 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 603.14 BoP, current US$ per person 764.14 BoP, current US$ per person 161 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 969.77 BoP, current US$ per person 1,002 BoP, current US$ per person 32.39 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America
2020s 980.82 BoP, current US$ per person 1,010 BoP, current US$ per person 29.03 BoP, current US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Portugal or United States of America?
Portugal, at 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Portugal and United States of America?
89 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Portugal ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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
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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.