Spain Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
1980 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Spain Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Spain Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a growth equal to 1.3 % in the previous quarter.
- Spain Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Sep 2025.
- The data reached an all-time high of 12.0 % in Dec 2000 and a record low -3.7 % in Dec 2014.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. Banco de España provides Foreign Direct Investment in EUR. National Statistics Institute provides Nominal GDP in EUR based on ESA 2010. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1995 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment sourced from the International Monetary Fund and Nominal GDP based on ESA 1995.
Related information about Spain Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Spain, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.2 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Spain Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 9.2 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 34.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 494.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Spain's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 1980 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Spain's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2025?
Spain Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a growth equal to 1.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 Sep 2025 | 1.3 Jun 2025 | -3.7 Dec 2014 | 12.0 Dec 2000 | % | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 5.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.4 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | -0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -16.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | -0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 4.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -0.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 5.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 0.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 3.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 2.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -9.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | -0.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | -2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 6.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 8.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 35.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -72.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| India (%) | 1.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 11.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 3.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 4.4 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 0.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 5.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 8.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 2.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -86.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1982 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 80.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 57.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 1.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 10.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 5.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 2.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 15.4 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 4.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | -3.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 1.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 0.4 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 11.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | -4.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 0.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 3.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | -0.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 24.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -31,236.481 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 395,586.695 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 22.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,990,214.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 103.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 907.039 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 1,899.352 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 865.656 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| State Government Budget Balance: ytd (EUR mn) | -22,582.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| State Government Expenditure: ytd: Capital (EUR mn) | 21,808.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| State Government Revenue: ytd (EUR mn) | 260,374.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| State Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (EUR mn) | 277,259.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| State Government Revenue: ytd: Current: Taxes on Production: Products Tax: VAT (EUR mn) | 83,975.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| State Government Expenditure: ytd (EUR mn) | 297,408.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| General Govt Debt: Loans: Long Term (EUR mn) | 161,254.705 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| General Govt Debt: Securities excl Shares: Short Term (EUR mn) | 74,031.097 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Public Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 104.300 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| General Govt Debt: Securities excl Shares: Long Term (EUR mn) | 1,390,467.350 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| General Govt Debt: Loans: Short Term (EUR mn) | 5,009.007 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| General Govt Debt (EUR mn) | 1,636,116.077 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.385 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -6,370.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 38,212.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 3.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 3,641,071.563 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 13,790,056.105 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 5,248,398.853 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 44,729.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 10.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 15,521,418.858 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 8,121,038.202 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,565.237 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 3,069.169 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 757.126 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 5,332.554 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Consumer Goods: Others: Durable: Automobiles (EUR th) | 2,730,131.969 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports (EUR th) | 29,738,374.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Intermediate Goods: Industrial Products: Minerals (EUR th) | 2,430,715.641 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Intermediate Goods: Industrial Products: Chemicals (EUR th) | 3,797,953.591 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Intermediate Goods: Industrial Products: Materials for Transportation P... (EUR th) | 1,741,198.381 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Consumer Goods: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (EUR th) | 5,000,488.647 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Europe: France (EUR th) | 4,056,277.191 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Europe: Germany (EUR th) | 2,847,677.592 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: Europe: Italy (EUR th) | 2,376,846.221 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 47.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 40,717.193 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,579,399.703 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,880,697.128 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1963 - Oct 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 68,859.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.470 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 37,913.252 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 1,674,615.017 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 0.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -100.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 5.000 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 12.200 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 757.812 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 2,138.552 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Mar 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 920,403.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,562,405.534 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1989 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.86 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 70.63 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Assets (EUR th) | 109,320,635.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Assets: Foreign Exchange (EUR th) | 59,361,837.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply: Spain Contribution: M3 (EUR mn) | 1,656,016.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: Spain Contribution: M2 (EUR mn) | 1,567,095.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: Spain Contribution: M1 (EUR mn) | 1,296,297.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
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