Spain vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Spain
0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
20th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Spain
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 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$), per unit, Spain or Upper middle income?
- Spain, at 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Spain and Upper middle income?
- 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Spain ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.