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

Portugal
62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Lucia
62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
29th
Saint Lucia rank
28th

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

  • Portugal
  • Saint Lucia
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197219972023

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 62,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 29th and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 188 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 15.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 263.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 263.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 68,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -10,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 78,694 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 40,365 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,528 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 23,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -8,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,735 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$), per, Portugal or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 62,541 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Portugal and Saint Lucia?
422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saint Lucia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Portugal ranks 29th and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.