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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
222.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Portugal rank
29th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 222.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 61,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 279.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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 4.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 139.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 134.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 6.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 263.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 256.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 26.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,989 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 292.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 335.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 169.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 222.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
61,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per 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.