Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt in Spain
Spain: Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt was 17.11 billion in 2024. β² Rising
Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt in Spain, 2009β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Spain recorded 17.11 billion for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt in Spain peaked at 28.76 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.62 billion, in 2011.
Spain ranks 19th of 245 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.59 billion | 8.59 billion | 8.59 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.80 billion | 6.62 billion | 23.05 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.85 billion | 17.11 billion | 28.76 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 Austria 17.96 billion compare
- 17 United States of America 17.75 billion compare
- 18 Cyprus 17.37 billion compare
- 20 South Africa 12.86 billion compare
- 21 Switzerland 11.68 billion compare
- 22 Russian Federation 10.83 billion compare
More external debt data for Spain
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.18 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 727.36 billion US dollar (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 130.05 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -2.02 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.6025 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 111.95 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 99.26 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 92.56 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 21.16 billion (2024)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 805.56 billion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt in Spain?
- Outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt in Spain was 17.11 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.76 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 billion in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outward direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), debt rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Outward Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Debt instruments, Resident enterprises that are not financial intermediaries (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.