Netherlands vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.29 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.13 billion BoP, current US$ in Netherlands, a difference of 7.16 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Netherlands ahead.
Globally, Netherlands ranks 12th and Spain ranks 9th of 196 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.