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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.