Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Spain
Spain: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 29,494 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Spain stood at 29,494 million USD.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Spain peaked at 64,362 million USD in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,927 million USD, in 2009.
That places Spain 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Spain, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,832 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 12,614 million USD | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 12,895 million USD | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 12,323 million USD | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 12,942 million USD | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 10,223 million USD | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 11,832 million USD | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 12,779 million USD | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 20,337 million USD | +59.1% |
| 1999 | 27,239 million USD | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 64,362 million USD | +136.3% |
| 2001 | 45,691 million USD | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 57,628 million USD | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 30,436 million USD | -47.2% |
| 2004 | 25,539 million USD | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 24,752 million USD | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 29,051 million USD | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 53,719 million USD | +84.9% |
| 2008 | 53,709 million USD | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,927 million USD | -89.0% |
| 2010 | 28,280 million USD | +377.1% |
| 2011 | 14,161 million USD | -49.9% |
| 2012 | 23,519 million USD | +66.1% |
| 2013 | 23,761 million USD | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 24,139 million USD | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8,011 million USD | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 31,550 million USD | +293.9% |
| 2017 | 40,542 million USD | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 52,449 million USD | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 17,584 million USD | -66.5% |
| 2020 | 13,100 million USD | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 28,612 million USD | +118.4% |
| 2022 | 40,082 million USD | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 29,494 million USD | -26.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 29,494 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,622 million USD, 8.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Spain's 29,494 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,947 million USD, 10.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +377.1% | 5,927 million USD | 28,280 million USD |
| 2016 | +293.9% | 8,011 million USD | 31,550 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,802 million USD | 10,223 million USD | 27,239 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,081 million USD | 5,927 million USD | 64,362 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,400 million USD | 8,011 million USD | 52,449 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,822 million USD | 13,100 million USD | 40,082 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 6 British Virgin Islands 41,500 million USD compare
- 7 France 36,831 million USD compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,864 million USD compare
- 8 Germany 29,821 million USD compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,839 million USD compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,414 million USD compare
- 10 Sweden 29,018 million USD compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,306 million USD compare
- 10 Caribbean 71,054 million USD compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 516.93 million USD compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 27,292 million USD compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 27,154 million USD compare
- 12 Melanesia 359.35 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 569.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Spain?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Spain was 29,494 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 64,362 million USD in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,927 million USD in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.