Colombia vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Colombia
4.82 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Portugal
6.84 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Colombia rank
36th
Portugal rank
33rd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ in Colombia, a difference of 2.02 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.

Colombia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 13.79 million BoP, current US$ 12.74 million BoP, current US$ 1.05 million BoP, current US$ Colombia
1980s 43.73 million BoP, current US$ 24.10 million BoP, current US$ 19.63 million BoP, current US$ Colombia
1990s 278.43 million BoP, current US$ 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2000s 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ 6.28 billion BoP, current US$ 4.66 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2010s 4.56 billion BoP, current US$ 3.70 billion BoP, current US$ 857.81 million BoP, current US$ Colombia
2020s 2.82 billion BoP, current US$ 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ 301.27 million BoP, current US$ Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Colombia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Colombia and Portugal?
2.02 billion BoP, current US$, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Colombia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.