Portugal vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Portugal
62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
29th
Spain rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 39,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and Spain ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 221.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 82.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 263.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 871.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 17,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 68,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 121,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 53,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 40,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 82,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 41,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 23,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 113,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 89,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Portugal and Spain?
- 39,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Portugal ranks 29th and Spain ranks 27th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.