Lower middle income vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Lower middle income
13.57 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
639.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
30th
Portugal rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Lower middle income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 626.21 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 47.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5423 BoP, current US$ per person | 153.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 153.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 600.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 595.26 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 353.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 346.94 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 293.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 285.62 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Lower middle income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 13.57 BoP, current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 626.21 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.