Middle income vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Middle income
0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle income rank
21st
Spain rank
19th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Middle income
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.7 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Middle income ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0516 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Middle income or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Middle income and Spain?
- 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Middle income ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.