Canada vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Canada
2.5%
in 2025
Spain
2.4%
in 2025
Canada rank
16th
Spain rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 5.7% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Canada and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.