Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Portugal rank
26th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Portugal
-0.0200.020.040.060.08197219982025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 5.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Portugal ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 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$), per unit, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.