Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.059 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.059 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.129 million USD per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre, in 2009.
Spain ranks 38th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0297 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0247 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0259 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0545 million USD per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 0.129 million USD per square kilometre | +136.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0917 million USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1155 million USD per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.061 million USD per square kilometre | -47.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0512 million USD per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0496 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0582 million USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1076 million USD per square kilometre | +84.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1077 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | -89.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre | +375.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2012 | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0475 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0483 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0632 million USD per square kilometre | +293.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0812 million USD per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 0.105 million USD per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0352 million USD per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0573 million USD per square kilometre | +118.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0802 million USD per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 0.059 million USD per square kilometre | -26.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.059 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.059 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +375.8% | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +293.9% | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0632 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0296 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0545 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0783 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | 0.129 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0528 million USD per square kilometre | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.105 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0557 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0802 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 35 Costa Rica 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 36 Portugal 0.0654 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 37 Japan 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 39 Italy 0.0545 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 40 Hungary 0.0484 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 41 Austria 0.0439 million USD per square kilometre compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 298.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 217.71 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.059 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.129 million USD per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 38th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.