Portugal vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Portugal
0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal rank
50th
Viet Nam rank
53rd

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

  • Portugal
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 50th and Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2000s 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Portugal or Viet Nam?
Portugal, at 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Portugal and Viet Nam?
0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Viet Nam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Portugal ranks 50th and Viet Nam ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.