Korea vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Korea
0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Korea rank
25th
Portugal rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Korea ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Korea or Portugal?
- Korea, at 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Korea ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 26th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.