Spain vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Spain
101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Lucia
62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
27th
Saint Lucia rank
28th

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

  • Spain
  • Saint Lucia
-100.0k0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019962023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, a difference of 38,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 27th and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 188 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 271.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 271.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 121,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -10,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 82,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 63,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 113,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -8,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122,369 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$), per, Spain or Saint Lucia?
Spain, at 101,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 62,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Spain and Saint Lucia?
38,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Saint Lucia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Spain and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Spain ranks 27th and Saint Lucia ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.