Foreign direct investment inflows in Portugal
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Portugal were 3.5% of GDP in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
3.5%
Change from 2024
−0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.0%
Position in 2025
57th of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Portugal over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 4.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.6%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.2%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Trade as a share of GDP
86.4%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
43.4%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
42.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
-0.9%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
43.7%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
42.7%
2025 · World Bank