Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial in Spain
Spain: Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial was 18.01 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial in Spain, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in Spain is 18.01 billion, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in Spain peaked at 26.47 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.01 billion, in 2024.
Spain ranks 13th of 245 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.47 billion | — |
| 2010 | 25.92 billion | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.19 billion | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.37 billion | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 23.63 billion | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 25.31 billion | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 24.18 billion | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 24.12 billion | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.68 billion | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 20.39 billion | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 20.16 billion | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.79 billion | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 18.57 billion | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 22.72 billion | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 23.78 billion | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 18.01 billion | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.47 billion | 26.47 billion | 26.47 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.00 billion | 20.16 billion | 26.19 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.77 billion | 18.01 billion | 23.78 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More external debt data for Spain
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.18 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 24.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 727.36 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 23,915 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.6191 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 130.05 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -2.02 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 27.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.6025 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 14,737 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in Spain?
- Outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in Spain was 18.01 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.47 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.01 billion in 2024.
- How does Spain rank for outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial?
- Spain ranks 13th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Outward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial instruments, Fellow enterprises (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.