Bahamas vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Bahamas
1.5%
in 2024
Spain
1.5%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
121st
Spain rank
124th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Spain
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 121st and Spain ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 0.5% | 8.3% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Bahamas or Spain?
- Bahamas, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Bahamas and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 121st and Spain ranks 124th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.