Italy vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Italy
142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Portugal rank
28th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 15,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 808.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 6,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,558 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 13,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,058 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 85,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 69,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 70,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 110,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 95,632 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 103,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 142,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Italy and Portugal?
- 15,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Italy ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 28th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.