Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Spain

Foreign direct investment outflows in Spain in 2025 — 46,382,515,621 US$. Ranked 9 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 107,766.3%.

2025 46.38B US$ −35.12% vs 2024
World rank 9of 91
Period maximum 145B US$2007
Period minimum -3B US$2012

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Spain, 1970–2025-50B050B100B150B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 43,000,000 US$1971: 25,000,000 US$1972: 37,000,000 US$1973: 52,000,000 US$1974: 85,000,000 US$1975: 169,942,889 US$1976: 192,664,036 US$1977: 115,491,226 US$1978: 101,755,670 US$1979: 132,827,990 US$1980: 310,773,334 US$1981: 271,186,596 US$1982: 511,095,008 US$1983: 243,162,315 US$1984: 248,395,024 US$1985: 250,206,677 US$1986: 377,580,713 US$1987: 745,333,526 US$1988: 1,234,702,896 US$1989: 1,473,389,656 US$1990: 3,522,231,032 US$1991: 4,442,066,423 US$1992: 2,191,554,497 US$1993: 4,314,668,000 US$1994: 3,607,426,895 US$1995: 4,913,876,266 US$1996: 7,240,915,136 US$1997: 14,803,476,806 US$1998: 21,803,589,363 US$1999: 45,381,243,783 US$2000: 59,482,258,433 US$2001: 33,923,905,934 US$2002: 33,166,269,975 US$2003: 33,881,936,156 US$2004: 62,193,665,040 US$2005: 45,966,180,992 US$2006: 107,525,821,219 US$2007: 145,419,630,706 US$2008: 72,737,854,780 US$2009: 13,447,920,780 US$2010: 41,448,077,576 US$2011: 42,663,120,598 US$2012: -3,002,019,688 US$2013: 33,041,920,153 US$2014: 46,706,644,648 US$2015: 58,214,509,702 US$2016: 60,378,950,776 US$2017: 48,915,080,248 US$2018: 42,250,404,521 US$2019: 40,796,600,223 US$2020: 56,285,096,413 US$2021: 51,233,397,346 US$2022: 68,723,584,423 US$2023: 50,596,472,356 US$2024: 71,490,656,355 US$2025: 46,382,515,621 US$
Change over the period: +46.34B (+107,766.32%) Average annual rate: 13.54 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 46.38B US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 46.38B −25.11B −35.12%
2024 71.49B +20.89B +41.3%
2023 50.6B −18.13B −26.38%
2022 68.72B +17.49B +34.14%
2021 51.23B −5.05B −8.98%
2020 56.29B +15.49B +37.97%
2019 40.8B −1.45B −3.44%
2018 42.25B −6.66B −13.62%
2017 48.92B −11.46B −18.99%
2016 60.38B +2.16B +3.72%
2015 58.21B +11.51B +24.64%
2014 46.71B +13.66B +41.36%
2013 33.04B +36.04B +1,200.66%
2012 -3B −45.67B −107.04%
2011 42.66B +1.22B +2.93%
2010 41.45B +28B +208.21%
2009 13.45B −59.29B −81.51%
2008 72.74B −72.68B −49.98%
2007 145B +37.89B +35.24%
2006 108B +61.56B +133.92%
2005 45.97B −16.23B −26.09%
2004 62.19B +28.31B +83.56%
2003 33.88B +716M +2.16%
2002 33.17B −758M −2.23%
2001 33.92B −25.56B −42.97%
2000 59.48B +14.1B +31.07%
1999 45.38B +23.58B +108.14%
1998 21.8B +7B +47.29%
1997 14.8B +7.56B +104.44%
1996 7.24B +2.33B +47.36%
1995 4.91B +1.31B +36.22%
1994 3.61B −707M −16.39%
1993 4.31B +2.12B +96.88%
1992 2.19B −2.25B −50.66%
1991 4.44B +920M +26.12%
1990 3.52B +2.05B +139.06%
1989 1.47B +239M +19.33%
1988 1.23B +489M +65.66%
1987 745M +368M +97.4%
1986 378M +127M +50.91%
1985 250M +1.81M +0.73%
1984 248M +5.23M +2.15%
1983 243M −268M −52.42%
1982 511M +240M +88.47%
1981 271M −39.59M −12.74%
1980 311M +178M +133.97%
1979 133M +31.07M +30.54%
1978 102M −13.74M −11.89%
1977 115M −77.17M −40.06%
1976 193M +22.72M +13.37%
1975 170M +84.94M +99.93%
1974 85M +33M +63.46%
1973 52M +15M +40.54%
1972 37M +12M +48%
1971 25M −18M −41.86%
1970 43M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.