Mexico vs Portugal: Portfolio Investment, net

Mexico
14.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Portugal
17.71 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mexico rank
20th
Portugal rank
19th

Portfolio Investment, net over time

  • Mexico
  • Portugal
-50.0B-25.0B025.0B50.0B197520002025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 17.71 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.70 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 3.02 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 19th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 393.00 million BoP, current US$ 3.10 million BoP, current US$ 389.90 million BoP, current US$ Mexico
1980s -8.20 million BoP, current US$ -464.87 million BoP, current US$ 456.67 million BoP, current US$ Mexico
1990s -8.25 billion BoP, current US$ -253.55 million BoP, current US$ 8.00 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2000s -1.07 billion BoP, current US$ -7.24 billion BoP, current US$ 6.16 billion BoP, current US$ Mexico
2010s -29.46 billion BoP, current US$ 10.24 billion BoP, current US$ 39.71 billion BoP, current US$ Portugal
2020s 15.36 billion BoP, current US$ 11.33 billion BoP, current US$ 4.03 billion BoP, current US$ Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, net, Mexico or Portugal?
Portugal, at 17.71 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.70 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, net between Mexico and Portugal?
3.02 billion BoP, current US$, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for portfolio investment, net?
Mexico ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 19th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 5,932 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.