Palau vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Palau
173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau rank
25th
Portugal rank
28th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Palau
- Portugal
How they compare
Palau currently reports 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 47,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.
Palau ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 13,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 69,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 55,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 72,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 110,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 37,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 125,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 103,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Palau or Portugal?
- Palau, at 173,685 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Palau and Portugal?
- 47,213 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Palau ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 28th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.