Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
29th
Portugal rank
26th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
-0.0200.020.040.060.08197219982025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 11.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Portugal?
0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Portugal?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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