Estonia vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Estonia
52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia rank
30th
Portugal rank
29th

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

  • Estonia
  • Portugal
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k197219972023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Estonia, a difference of 9,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Portugal ahead.

Estonia ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 1,042 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,414 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,372 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 20,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 12,259 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 63,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,546 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Estonia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 52,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Estonia and Portugal?
9,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Estonia ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.