Germany vs Spain: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 36,698 million USD against 34,376 million USD in Spain, a difference of 2,322 million USD.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 207 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,461 million USD | 10,772 million USD | 1,690 million USD | Germany |
| 2000s | 51,423 million USD | 35,556 million USD | 15,868 million USD | Germany |
| 2010s | 42,842 million USD | 29,288 million USD | 13,554 million USD | Germany |
| 2020s | 37,804 million USD | 31,145 million USD | 6,660 million USD | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 36,698 million USD against 34,376 million USD in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Germany and Spain?
- 2,322 million USD, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Germany ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. 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.