Net Food Importing Developing Countries vs Spain: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices

Net Food Importing Developing Countries
67,788 million USD
in 2023
Spain
29,494 million USD
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries rank
6th
Spain rank
9th

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries
  • Spain
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How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries currently reports 67,788 million USD against 29,494 million USD in Spain, a difference of 38,294 million USD.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries's figure about 2.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 12 groups.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 21,613 million USD 14,802 million USD 6,811 million USD Net Food Importing Developing Countries
2000s 49,679 million USD 39,081 million USD 10,598 million USD Net Food Importing Developing Countries
2010s 60,587 million USD 26,400 million USD 34,187 million USD Net Food Importing Developing Countries
2020s 60,804 million USD 27,822 million USD 32,982 million USD Net Food Importing Developing Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, Net Food Importing Developing Countries or Spain?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries, at 67,788 million USD against 29,494 million USD in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between Net Food Importing Developing Countries and Spain?
38,294 million USD, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries and Spain rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 7,665 data points, 1990–2023
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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.