Lower middle income vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Lower middle income
3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
27th
Portugal rank
28th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 122,537 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 32.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 46.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 808.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 761.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 136.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 534.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66,741 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 4,313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 110,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 105,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 4,474 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 103,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 99,369 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$), per square, Lower middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Lower middle income and Portugal?
122,537 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Lower middle income ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.