Portugal vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 1.18 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.74 million BoP, current US$ | 473.62 million BoP, current US$ | 460.88 million BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 24.10 million BoP, current US$ | 3.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.37 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 29.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 23.64 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.10 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 44.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 40.89 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Portugal and Sweden?
- 1.18 billion BoP, current US$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Portugal ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 31st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.