Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Spain rank
27th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019962023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 99,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 57.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 4.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 202.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 198.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 10.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,124 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 65.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,404 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 1,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 121,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 120,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2,634 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 1,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 113,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 111,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Spain?
Spain, at 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
99,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.