Europe & Central Asia vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Europe & Central Asia
170.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
28.09 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
16th
Spain rank
18th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 170.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 142.58 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 6.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 10.24 billion BoP, current US$ 578.29 million BoP, current US$ 9.66 billion BoP, current US$ Europe & Central Asia
1980s 30.44 billion BoP, current US$ 3.38 billion BoP, current US$ 27.06 billion BoP, current US$ Europe & Central Asia
1990s 193.28 billion BoP, current US$ 12.24 billion BoP, current US$ 181.04 billion BoP, current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2000s 877.43 billion BoP, current US$ 37.86 billion BoP, current US$ 839.56 billion BoP, current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2010s 791.65 billion BoP, current US$ 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ 755.96 billion BoP, current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2020s 186.59 billion BoP, current US$ 47.93 billion BoP, current US$ 138.66 billion BoP, current US$ Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Europe & Central Asia or Spain?
Europe & Central Asia, at 170.66 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between Europe & Central Asia and Spain?
142.58 billion BoP, current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Spain?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.