Canada vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 57.17 billion BoP, current US$ against 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 10.79 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Globally, Canada ranks 13th and Spain ranks 14th of 191 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. 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 ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.