Australia vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 8.43 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 578.29 million BoP, current US$ | 458.64 million BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 526.23 million BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 1990s | 6.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.09 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2000s | 21.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.25 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2010s | 51.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 15.71 billion BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 40.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 47.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.32 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ against 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Australia and Spain?
- 8.43 billion BoP, current US$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.