Equatorial Guinea vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Equatorial Guinea
1.4%
in 2024
Spain
1.5%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
126th
Spain rank
124th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Spain ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th and Spain ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 2.1% | 42.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 3.8% | 12.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.6% | 4.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.0% | 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, Equatorial Guinea or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Spain?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th 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.