Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2.37 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
639.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Portugal rank
29th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 637.41 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 269.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1758 BoP, current US$ per person 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person 1.28 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 0.2246 BoP, current US$ per person 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person 2.19 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 0.626 BoP, current US$ per person 153.73 BoP, current US$ per person 153.1 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 5.49 BoP, current US$ per person 600.13 BoP, current US$ per person 594.64 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 5.46 BoP, current US$ per person 353.76 BoP, current US$ per person 348.3 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person 293.44 BoP, current US$ per person 290.93 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$), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
637.41 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.