Foreign direct investment in Portugal rises to €13.2 billion in 2024

Foreign direct investment in Portugal rose by 13.2 billion euros in 2024, 3.5 billion of which related to real estate, bringing the stock of direct investment from abroad to 71% of GDP, the BdP announced today.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) transactions rose 18.9% compared to the 11.1 billion registered in 2023, "mainly due to the investment made in the capital of Portuguese entities (11.1 billion euros)", explains the BdP.

"FDI transactions also reflect a significant contribution from real estate investment, worth 3.5 billion euros," adds the central bank.

European countries invested the most in Portugal last year, with emphasis on Spain (3.8 billion euros), Luxembourg (3.1 billion euros) and the Netherlands (1.4 billion euros).

While Spain invested more in the Central, Setúbal Peninsula, Alentejo, North and West and Tagus Valley regions, Luxembourg was the main investing country in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (33%).

The Netherlands was the main investor in Greater Lisbon (21%).

On the other hand, Portugal's direct investment transactions abroad totaled 7.2 billion euros (5.7 billion euros in 2023).

This investment was also made mainly in entities resident in countries on the European continent, in particular in the Netherlands (1.8 billion euros), Spain (1.1 billion euros) and Luxembourg (1.1 billion euros).

Taking these transactions into account, at the end of 2024, "the stock of foreign direct investment in Portugal was 200.3 billion euros, and that of Portugal's direct investment abroad (IPE) was 76.0 billion euros", indicates the BdP, amounts that represented, respectively, 71% and 27% of Portuguese GDP.

In terms of distribution across the country, Greater Lisbon was the region that concentrated the highest value of FDI: 106.2 billion euros, which translates into more than half (53.0%) of the FDI stock.

"The North followed, with 34.6 billion euros (17.3% of total FDI), and the Algarve, with 19.5 billion euros (9.7% of total FDI)", indicates the BdP.

Foreign direct investment in Portugal rose by 13.2 billion euros in 2024, 3.5 billion of which related to real estate, bringing the stock of direct investment from abroad to 71% of GDP, the BdP announced today.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) transactions rose 18.9% compared to the 11.1 billion registered in 2023, "mainly due to the investment made in the capital of Portuguese entities (11.1 billion euros)", explains the BdP.

"FDI transactions also reflect a significant contribution from real estate investment, worth 3.5 billion euros," adds the central bank.

European countries invested the most in Portugal last year, with emphasis on Spain (3.8 billion euros), Luxembourg (3.1 billion euros) and the Netherlands (1.4 billion euros).

While Spain invested more in the Central, Setúbal Peninsula, Alentejo, North and West and Tagus Valley regions, Luxembourg was the main investing country in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (33%).

The Netherlands was the main investor in Greater Lisbon (21%).

On the other hand, Portugal's direct investment transactions abroad totaled 7.2 billion euros (5.7 billion euros in 2023).

This investment was also made mainly in entities resident in countries on the European continent, in particular in the Netherlands (1.8 billion euros), Spain (1.1 billion euros) and Luxembourg (1.1 billion euros).

Taking these transactions into account, at the end of 2024, "the stock of foreign direct investment in Portugal was 200.3 billion euros, and that of Portugal's direct investment abroad (IPE) was 76.0 billion euros", indicates the BdP, amounts that represented, respectively, 71% and 27% of Portuguese GDP.

In terms of distribution across the country, Greater Lisbon was the region that concentrated the highest value of FDI: 106.2 billion euros, which translates into more than half (53.0%) of the FDI stock.

"The North followed, with 34.6 billion euros (17.3% of total FDI), and the Algarve, with 19.5 billion euros (9.7% of total FDI)", indicates the BdP.

Foreign direct investment in Portugal rose by 13.2 billion euros in 2024, 3.5 billion of which related to real estate, bringing the stock of direct investment from abroad to 71% of GDP, the BdP announced today.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) transactions rose 18.9% compared to the 11.1 billion registered in 2023, "mainly due to the investment made in the capital of Portuguese entities (11.1 billion euros)", explains the BdP.

"FDI transactions also reflect a significant contribution from real estate investment, worth 3.5 billion euros," adds the central bank.

European countries invested the most in Portugal last year, with emphasis on Spain (3.8 billion euros), Luxembourg (3.1 billion euros) and the Netherlands (1.4 billion euros).

While Spain invested more in the Central, Setúbal Peninsula, Alentejo, North and West and Tagus Valley regions, Luxembourg was the main investing country in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (33%).

The Netherlands was the main investor in Greater Lisbon (21%).

On the other hand, Portugal's direct investment transactions abroad totaled 7.2 billion euros (5.7 billion euros in 2023).

This investment was also made mainly in entities resident in countries on the European continent, in particular in the Netherlands (1.8 billion euros), Spain (1.1 billion euros) and Luxembourg (1.1 billion euros).

Taking these transactions into account, at the end of 2024, "the stock of foreign direct investment in Portugal was 200.3 billion euros, and that of Portugal's direct investment abroad (IPE) was 76.0 billion euros", indicates the BdP, amounts that represented, respectively, 71% and 27% of Portuguese GDP.

In terms of distribution across the country, Greater Lisbon was the region that concentrated the highest value of FDI: 106.2 billion euros, which translates into more than half (53.0%) of the FDI stock.

"The North followed, with 34.6 billion euros (17.3% of total FDI), and the Algarve, with 19.5 billion euros (9.7% of total FDI)", indicates the BdP.