Lower middle income vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Lower middle income
955.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
26th
Spain rank
27th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 955.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 100,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 105.9 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 26th 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 Lower middle income Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 189.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 12.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 51.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 580.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 121,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 121,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 917.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 1,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 113,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112,443 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$), per, Lower middle income or Spain?
Spain, at 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 955.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Lower middle income and Spain?
100,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Lower middle income ranks 26th and Spain ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.