Southern Europe vs Spain: Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time
- Southern Europe
- Spain
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 74,156 million USD against 30,207 million USD in Spain, a difference of 43,949 million USD.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.5 times Spain's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Southern Europe ranks 11th and Spain ranks 12th of 30 groups.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,921 million USD | 10,520 million USD | 9,401 million USD | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 89,877 million USD | 55,433 million USD | 34,444 million USD | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 57,363 million USD | 30,871 million USD | 26,492 million USD | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 69,800 million USD | 29,422 million USD | 40,378 million USD | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Southern Europe or Spain?
- Southern Europe, at 74,156 million USD against 30,207 million USD in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Southern Europe and Spain?
- 43,949 million USD, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Southern Europe and Spain rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Southern Europe ranks 11th and Spain ranks 12th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.