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
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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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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.