Portugal vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Portugal
0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal rank
26th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
28th

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

  • Portugal
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 26th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 28th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1980s 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Portugal or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Portugal, at 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Portugal ranks 26th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.