Portugal vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Portugal
0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal rank
26th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
27th

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

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-0.0500.050.10.15197019972025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Portugal ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Portugal or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Portugal, at 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Portugal ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.