Portugal vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Portugal
639.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sweden
757.39 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
29th
Sweden rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person against 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 117.61 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 57.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.15 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 403.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 400.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 153.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,266 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,113 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 600.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,304 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,704 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 353.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,821 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,467 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 293.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,202 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,908 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 757.39 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Portugal and Sweden?
- 117.61 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.