In 2019, Portugal was disinvesting from the rest of the EU, while the rest of the EU invested slightly less than a year before into Portugal. FDI stocks increased.

Similarly, Portugal was also disinvesting from non-EU countries in 2019, albeit at lower level than in 2018. Non-EU countries' FDI into Portugal increased. The stock value of foreign FDI increased substantially, while Portugal's FDI stock remained unchanged.