How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Spain: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

Portugal

0.8176 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Spain

0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Portugal rank

35th

Spain rank

36th

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.8176 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 35th and Spain ranks 36th of 164 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2105 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.1062 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.1043 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2000s	0.6134 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.4325 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.1809 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2010s	0.6214 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.4229 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.1986 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2020s	0.7295 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.7236 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0059 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Portugal or Spain?: Portugal, at 0.8176 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Portugal and Spain?: 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?: Portugal ranks 35th and Spain ranks 36th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit: US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 3,983 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.