Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Portugal
639.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
731.09 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 91.31 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 153.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 149.51 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 600.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 554.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 353.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 270.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 83.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 293.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 618.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 325.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person against 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 91.31 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.