Kuwait vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Kuwait
614.43 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
639.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
30th
Portugal rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 25.35 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3041 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 164.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 161.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -121.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 153.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 275.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1,387 BoP, current US$ per person | 600.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 786.97 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2,223 BoP, current US$ per person | 353.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,870 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1,993 BoP, current US$ per person | 293.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,700 BoP, current US$ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Kuwait or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Kuwait and Portugal?
- 25.35 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.