Spain vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Spain
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 181.63 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 4.9 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.47 million BoP, current US$ | 194.91 million BoP, current US$ | 99.44 million BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 566.58 million BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 739.42 million BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 11.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2000s | 60.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 52.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.86 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2010s | 41.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 198.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 157.17 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 57.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 260.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 203.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Spain or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Spain and Upper middle income?
- 181.63 billion BoP, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Spain ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.