Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Spain
93,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 93,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 92,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 53.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 6,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 61.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,709 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 24,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 189.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,313 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 75,884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 933.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 74,950 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 71,387 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 69,825 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 108,434 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,805 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Spain, at 93,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
92,215 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Spain ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.