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

Poland
116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
31st
Portugal rank
28th

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

  • Poland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 10,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Portugal ahead.

Poland ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 28th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 53.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 724.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 670.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 50.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 10,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,226 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 40,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 49,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 110,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 60,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 110,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 103,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Poland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 126,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 116,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Poland and Portugal?
10,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Poland ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.