South Africa vs Spain: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
South Africa
0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa rank
38th
Spain rank
36th
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.1077 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 38th and Spain ranks 36th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 US dollar per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0556 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2448 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1877 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4018 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4229 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.021 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.5655 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.7236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, South Africa or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between South Africa and Spain?
- 0.1077 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 38th and Spain ranks 36th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), 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
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.