Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Spain

Name: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Spain
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Spain: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 18.1%

World rank

36th

of 164 countries

All-time high

0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

All-time low

0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1980–2025

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Spain, 1980–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Spain peaked at 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

That places Spain 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Spain, 1980 to 2025.
Year	US dollar per US$ of GDP	Change
1980	0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP	—
1981	0.001 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+59.8%
1982	0.003 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+189.3%
1983	0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
1984	0.0051 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+48.1%
1985	0.0068 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+32.9%
1986	0.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+47.7%
1987	0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-21.0%
1988	0.0076 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1989	0.0093 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
1990	0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1991	0.0142 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+34.9%
1992	0.0154 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1993	0.0282 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+83.2%
1994	0.0326 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1995	0.0297 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1996	0.0329 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1997	0.0591 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+79.8%
1998	0.1313 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+122.1%
1999	0.2017 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+53.6%
2000	0.3013 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+49.4%
2001	0.3266 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2002	0.3806 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
2003	0.4705 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
2004	0.4893 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2005	0.5107 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2006	0.54 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2007	0.5133 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2008	0.3638 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
2009	0.4288 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2010	0.3529 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2011	0.281 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2012	0.335 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2013	0.3535 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2014	0.3644 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2015	0.4415 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+21.2%
2016	0.4453 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2017	0.5578 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
2018	0.5138 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2019	0.5833 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2020	0.7817 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+34.0%
2021	0.746 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2022	0.6545 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
2023	0.6753 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2024	0.6805 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2025	0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+18.1%

Spain compared with similar countries

Spain's 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7508 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Spain's 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4897 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1982	+189.3%	0.001 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.003 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.0055 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0556 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.2017 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4325 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.3013 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.54 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4229 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.281 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.5833 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.7236 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.6545 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Spain

33 Namibia 0.8919 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
34 Australia 0.8563 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
35 Portugal 0.8176 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
37 Estonia 0.698 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
38 South Africa 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
39 New Zealand 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Spain?: Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Spain was 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Spain rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?: Spain ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. 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 Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit: US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 3,983 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.