Pacific island small states vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Pacific island small states
4,357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Pacific island small states rank
26th
Portugal rank
28th

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

  • Pacific island small states
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, a difference of 122,115 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 29.0 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Pacific island small states ranks 26th 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 Pacific island small states Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 269.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 808.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 538.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 606.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,265 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 135.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,377 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 5,234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 63,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 7,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 110,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102,974 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 5,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 103,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98,469 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$), per square, Pacific island small states or Portugal?
Portugal, at 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Pacific island small states and Portugal?
122,115 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Pacific island small states and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Pacific island small states ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.