Korea vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Korea
2.2%
in 2025
Portugal
2.2%
in 2024
Korea rank
23rd
Portugal rank
24th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Korea ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 3.5% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Korea or Portugal?
- Korea, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Korea ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.