Least developed countries vs Spain: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Least developed countries
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 29,494 million USD against 27,444 million USD in Least developed countries, a difference of 2,050 million USD.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 19th and Spain ranks 9th of 30 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,134 million USD | 14,802 million USD | 9,667 million USD | Spain |
| 2000s | 17,021 million USD | 39,081 million USD | 22,061 million USD | Spain |
| 2010s | 29,362 million USD | 26,400 million USD | 2,962 million USD | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 25,074 million USD | 27,822 million USD | 2,748 million USD | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Least developed countries or Spain?
- Spain, at 29,494 million USD against 27,444 million USD in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Least developed countries and Spain?
- 2,050 million USD, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Least developed countries and Spain rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Least developed countries ranks 19th and Spain ranks 9th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.