Portugal vs Small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Portugal
639.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Small states
15.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
29th
Small states rank
29th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Portugal
- Small states
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states, a difference of 624.04 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 40.6 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and Small states ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1135 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 153.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 143.55 BoP, current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 600.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,067 BoP, current US$ per person | 466.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2010s | 353.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,540 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,187 BoP, current US$ per person | Small states |
| 2020s | 293.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 211.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.19 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$), per capita, Portugal or Small states?
- Portugal, at 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Portugal and Small states?
- 624.04 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Small states?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 29th and Small states ranks 29th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.