Italy vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Italy
103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
24th
Spain rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 2,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Spain ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 191.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 6,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 24,021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,552 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 124,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 121,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,701 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 83,575 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 82,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,256 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 118,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 113,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 103,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Italy and Spain?
- 2,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Italy ranks 24th and Spain ranks 27th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.