Chile vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Chile
2.4%
in 2025
Spain
2.4%
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Spain rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Spain ranks 17th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 5.7% | 3.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Chile or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Chile and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 18th 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.