Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Portugal

Foreign direct investment outflows in Portugal in 2024 — 6,842,283,239 US$. Ranked 33 in the world out of 171. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 97,646.9%.

2024 6.84B US$ +20.24% vs 2023
World rank 33of 171
Period maximum 15.89B US$2011
Period minimum -3.47B US$2010

Trend over time

1972–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Portugal, 1972–2024-5B05B10B15B20B19721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 7,000,000 US$1973: 44,000,000 US$1974: 37,000,000 US$1975: 8,093,575 US$1976: 5,130,025 US$1977: 2,645,961 US$1978: 6,078,116 US$1979: -8,052,773 US$1980: 13,682,925 US$1981: 16,451,268 US$1982: 8,493,804 US$1983: 18,236,709 US$1984: 8,873,177 US$1985: 21,678,402 US$1986: -255,383 US$1987: -10,187,674 US$1988: 79,759,561 US$1989: 84,286,806 US$1990: 163,028,962 US$1991: 463,391,693 US$1992: 687,431,626 US$1993: 147,313,326 US$1994: 286,847,009 US$1995: 688,227,307 US$1996: 951,330,277 US$1997: 2,428,516,730 US$1998: 7,106,017,575 US$1999: 2,647,172,008 US$2000: 8,780,543,996 US$2001: 6,838,395,014 US$2002: -1,379,729,655 US$2003: 9,024,847,244 US$2004: 8,186,196,703 US$2005: 2,735,794,686 US$2006: 8,852,277,602 US$2007: 10,559,056,572 US$2008: 5,578,700,681 US$2009: 3,647,426,026 US$2010: -3,467,409,547 US$2011: 15,886,621,078 US$2012: 4,586,372,108 US$2013: 7,285,343,736 US$2014: 3,663,261,951 US$2015: -906,476,707 US$2016: 3,706,624,733 US$2017: 2,910,191,090 US$2018: 1,682,281,122 US$2019: 1,626,868,739 US$2020: -2,388,205,299 US$2021: 14,221,207 US$2022: 5,425,953,455 US$2023: 5,690,478,635 US$2024: 6,842,283,239 US$
Change over the period: +6.84B (+97,646.9%) Average annual rate: 14.16 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 6.84B US$
World 1.72T US$
Southern Europe computed 169B US$
High-income countries computed 1.37T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 6.84B +1.15B +20.24%
2023 5.69B +265M +4.88%
2022 5.43B +5.41B +38,053.96%
2021 14.22M +2.4B +100.6%
2020 -2.39B −4.02B −246.8%
2019 1.63B −55.41M −3.29%
2018 1.68B −1.23B −42.19%
2017 2.91B −796M −21.49%
2016 3.71B +4.61B +508.9%
2015 -906M −4.57B −124.75%
2014 3.66B −3.62B −49.72%
2013 7.29B +2.7B +58.85%
2012 4.59B −11.3B −71.13%
2011 15.89B +19.35B +558.17%
2010 -3.47B −7.11B −195.06%
2009 3.65B −1.93B −34.62%
2008 5.58B −4.98B −47.17%
2007 10.56B +1.71B +19.28%
2006 8.85B +6.12B +223.57%
2005 2.74B −5.45B −66.58%
2004 8.19B −839M −9.29%
2003 9.02B +10.4B +754.1%
2002 -1.38B −8.22B −120.18%
2001 6.84B −1.94B −22.12%
2000 8.78B +6.13B +231.7%
1999 2.65B −4.46B −62.75%
1998 7.11B +4.68B +192.61%
1997 2.43B +1.48B +155.28%
1996 951M +263M +38.23%
1995 688M +401M +139.93%
1994 287M +140M +94.72%
1993 147M −540M −78.57%
1992 687M +224M +48.35%
1991 463M +300M +184.24%
1990 163M +78.74M +93.42%
1989 84.29M +4.53M +5.68%
1988 79.76M +89.95M +882.9%
1987 -10.19M −9.93M −3,889.18%
1986 -255,383 −21.93M −101.18%
1985 21.68M +12.81M +144.31%
1984 8.87M −9.36M −51.34%
1983 18.24M +9.74M +114.71%
1982 8.49M −7.96M −48.37%
1981 16.45M +2.77M +20.23%
1980 13.68M +21.74M +269.92%
1979 -8.05M −14.13M −232.49%
1978 6.08M +3.43M +129.71%
1977 2.65M −2.48M −48.42%
1976 5.13M −2.96M −36.62%
1975 8.09M −28.91M −78.13%
1974 37M −7M −15.91%
1973 44M +37M +528.57%
1972 7M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.