Korea vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Korea
41.23 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
46.38 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Korea rank
15th
Spain rank
14th

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

  • Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea, a difference of 5.15 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.

Korea ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 10.60 million BoP, current US$ 101.30 million BoP, current US$ 90.70 million BoP, current US$ Spain
1980s 442.40 million BoP, current US$ 566.58 million BoP, current US$ 124.18 million BoP, current US$ Spain
1990s 2.96 billion BoP, current US$ 11.22 billion BoP, current US$ 8.27 billion BoP, current US$ Spain
2000s 10.29 billion BoP, current US$ 60.77 billion BoP, current US$ 50.48 billion BoP, current US$ Spain
2010s 30.59 billion BoP, current US$ 41.14 billion BoP, current US$ 10.55 billion BoP, current US$ Spain
2020s 48.29 billion BoP, current US$ 57.45 billion BoP, current US$ 9.16 billion BoP, current US$ Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Korea or Spain?
Spain, at 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Korea and Spain?
5.15 billion BoP, current US$, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Korea and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Korea ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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.