Lower middle income vs Portugal: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Lower middle income
0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
26th
Portugal rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Lower middle income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Portugal's figure about 4.0 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 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$), per unit, Lower middle income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.