India vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- India
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ in India, a difference of 10.69 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.
Globally, India ranks 17th 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.