Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
222.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
30th
Spain rank
27th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019962023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 222.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 101,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 456.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 3.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 187.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 6.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 19.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,450 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 281.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 121,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 121,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 336.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 171.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 113,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 113,321 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$), per, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Spain?
Spain, at 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 222.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Spain?
101,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.