France vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
France
2.4%
in 2025
Spain
2.4%
in 2025
France rank
20th
Spain rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
France ranks 20th and Spain ranks 17th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | France |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | France |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | France |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 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, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.4% against 2.4% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between France and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- France ranks 20th 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.