South America vs Spain: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- South America
- Spain
How they compare
South America currently reports 39,798 million USD against 25,916 million USD in Spain, a difference of 13,882 million USD.
That makes South America's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
South America ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 30 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, South America averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,117 million USD | 14,886 million USD | 7,769 million USD | Spain |
| 2000s | 18,102 million USD | 59,084 million USD | 40,983 million USD | Spain |
| 2010s | 21,684 million USD | 28,504 million USD | 6,821 million USD | Spain |
| 2020s | 32,035 million USD | 26,573 million USD | 5,462 million USD | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, South America or Spain?
- South America, at 39,798 million USD against 25,916 million USD in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices between South America and Spain?
- 13,882 million USD, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South America and Spain rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- South America ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.