Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Spain

Name: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Spain
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 41.3%

World rank

19th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

-0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2012

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Spain, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

That represents a change of down 41.3% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Spain peaked at 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.

Spain ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Spain, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.9%
1972	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1973	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1974	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.1%
1975	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+69.4%
1976	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1977	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.4%
1978	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.3%
1979	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1980	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+115.7%
1981	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1982	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.0%
1983	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.5%
1984	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1985	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1986	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1987	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.6%
1988	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.4%
1989	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1990	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+84.8%
1991	0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1992	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.9%
1993	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+136.6%
1994	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1995	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1996	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.9%
1997	0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+122.6%
1998	0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.4%
1999	0.0715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+103.0%
2000	0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.0%
2001	0.054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.7%
2002	0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2003	0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.2%
2004	0.0581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.8%
2005	0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.5%
2006	0.0852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+114.1%
2007	0.0985 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2008	0.0445 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.9%
2009	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-79.8%
2010	0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+223.0%
2011	0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2012	-0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-107.9%
2013	0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1175.4%
2014	0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.5%
2015	0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.6%
2016	0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2017	0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
2018	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
2019	0.0291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2020	0.0436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.1%
2021	0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
2022	0.0474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.3%
2023	0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.1%
2024	0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.6%
2025	0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Spain

16 Macau, China 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 Papua New Guinea 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Canada 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
20 Chile 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
21 Switzerland 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 France 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Spain?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Spain was 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
How does Spain rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Spain ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.