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Foreign Investment. By activity branches

Foreign Investment. By activity branches Catalonia Value
Total Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing Mining industries Manufacturing industries Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning Water, sewers and waste management Construction Wholesale and retail trade Transport and storage Hotel and food services Information and communications Financial activities and insurance Real estate activities Professional, scientific and technical activities Administrative and support service activities Education Health and social services Artistic, recreational and entertainment activities Other services
2021 2,968.8 7.2 0.0 804.1 19.2 97.3 418.9 406.3 179.6 36.8 589.6 30.7 148.8 78.6 42.5 1.5 31.0 16.5 0.2
2020 3,119.4 41.9 0.0 881.2 3.4 0.3 64.3 694.3 34.9 132.0 556.5 314.2 206.2 100.8 74.0 7.0 0.1 4.6 1.9
2019 3,838.9 10.6 0.1 1,185.6 2.7 658.5 224.6 543.7 61.1 43.5 157.9 128.2 480.4 191.8 65.7 4.0 0.2 79.3 1.1
2018 4,420.4 20.7 0.1 2,273.6 2.7 0.0 253.2 466.4 40.9 57.6 456.8 18.6 448.2 232.0 28.0 0.1 5.1 40.6 75.7
2017 3,432.3 0.2 0.0 1,169.8 28.3 14.8 172.9 480.7 73.2 203.3 179.4 40.4 643.7 94.1 15.7 10.3 33.3 108.9 163.5
2016 8,272.3 39.6 0.2 776.8 3,829.4 741.8 843.7 602.7 33.8 143.5 262.2 210.1 406.7 135.6 17.3 9.7 100.7 98.4 19.8
2015 5,495.0 8.3 1.6 1,409.3 496.2 2.6 715.0 1,427.6 239.7 192.3 216.9 85.0 415.9 61.0 16.4 5.6 114.1 86.9 0.5
2014 3,064.6 7.9 200.2 233.5 0.3 419.4 644.0 610.0 70.3 87.6 173.5 46.7 153.8 96.3 14.8 1.7 50.7 2.3 251.5
2013 3,661.8 4.5 1.6 1,396.8 0.0 5.0 184.1 295.7 224.2 60.0 578.2 253.4 227.9 236.3 149.4 0.1 34.0 10.4 0.2
2012 2,741.6 3.4 2.3 1,212.9 35.9 60.7 134.8 342.4 6.6 33.2 109.3 115.2 162.3 364.2 13.2 0.1 18.9 123.1 3.2
2011 3,132.1 22.1 57.5 1,159.2 67.5 16.1 189.9 445.5 41.0 95.1 27.4 486.9 145.7 262.4 48.9 0.2 55.5 5.1 6.3
2010 4,890.5 35.4 50.0 1,232.6 253.9 1.0 80.6 276.4 1,786.6 13.8 60.2 23.4 977.1 33.3 36.5 2.5 5.3 21.2 0.6
2009 1,578.5 6.3 0.1 322.8 8.8 6.1 109.8 432.5 125.5 62.4 53.5 46.5 173.0 39.9 22.5 12.4 56.1 97.6 2.7
2008 2,992.6 7.6 16.7 432.3 147.8 427.7 156.5 898.8 65.8 78.3 103.5 384.2 91.5 84.4 22.8 0.1 59.1 1.6 13.9
2007 2,641.6 18.8 0.0 1,261.6 13.8 0.1 133.8 219.9 33.3 69.4 136.2 97.6 203.4 328.8 58.7 0.0 20.8 5.4 39.9
2006 2,669.5 1.4 0.0 606.4 57.8 0.4 123.3 286.9 291.3 257.3 155.3 364.2 108.4 40.0 218.2 0.1 150.2 5.4 2.8
2005 2,258.9 17.4 70.0 1,157.2 20.9 0.1 70.7 186.0 45.2 76.5 33.2 305.8 171.8 46.3 18.1 0.2 2.0 37.2 0.4
2004 1,597.6 5.2 22.6 666.5 0.2 0.0 77.5 229.5 29.8 70.3 105.5 112.7 151.7 49.6 32.4 0.2 2.0 40.6 1.4
2003 1,320.9 5.4 44.0 463.9 17.6 0.0 69.2 298.1 12.0 52.0 20.7 58.1 130.6 42.0 37.0 0.1 1.2 68.4 0.5
2002 2,142.8 4.0 0.0 460.8 105.5 1.8 95.4 159.7 15.0 73.2 259.6 314.7 566.2 41.0 21.1 8.5 0.6 15.4 0.2
2001 3,324.6 6.3 0.0 1,156.3 412.1 20.0 109.1 303.1 29.8 386.7 409.9 113.3 140.0 133.3 43.0 1.5 0.3 58.4 1.6
2000 2,678.1 33.0 8.4 875.2 7.2 0.1 44.2 419.0 59.4 27.8 244.7 620.0 136.5 31.1 125.8 0.3 0.4 42.7 2.3
1999 1,870.9 8.0 18.4 686.9 1.1 0.3 55.5 241.2 47.4 67.8 347.7 155.3 71.6 107.3 38.2 0.6 3.8 13.0 6.6
1998 1,964.8 4.1 0.3 734.5 0.8 3.3 189.8 366.4 7.1 54.9 54.9 153.2 219.3 59.7 24.3 0.6 9.7 81.5 0.4
1997 1,486.7 3.3 0.2 512.3 9.9 7.1 37.1 276.8 12.0 45.5 373.6 33.8 72.4 86.9 8.3 0.8 4.3 2.5 0.1
1996 1,406.5 3.5 9.7 714.1 10.0 7.5 41.8 266.9 49.3 73.5 31.1 72.7 49.8 10.4 12.3 1.1 0.2 51.8 0.7
1995 1,215.8 12.1 1.4 487.5 3.7 2.4 87.6 275.3 6.8 57.2 19.5 167.3 38.7 32.1 10.3 0.7 0.2 12.7 0.2
Units: Millions of euros.
Source: Idescat, based on data from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
Foreign Investment. By activity branches Spain Value
Total Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing Mining industries Manufacturing industries Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning Water, sewers and waste management Construction Wholesale and retail trade Transport and storage Hotel and food services Information and communications Financial activities and insurance Real estate activities Professional, scientific and technical activities Administrative and support service activities Education Health and social services Artistic, recreational and entertainment activities Other services
2021 28,785.1 289.1 8.3 4,089.6 5,801.7 146.7 6,183.0 2,171.3 784.7 1,088.2 2,133.3 2,337.8 1,250.0 944.9 307.3 307.8 458.0 384.1 39.5
2020 24,449.6 176.9 20.0 3,461.4 1,384.8 39.6 1,850.9 1,633.5 1,693.0 237.5 5,469.0 5,574.7 1,282.4 484.2 386.5 160.3 543.3 34.6 15.1
2019 24,674.0 265.7 45.9 5,258.2 976.2 681.1 1,105.1 1,577.4 493.0 484.2 1,913.3 5,135.1 2,522.1 2,310.4 726.5 702.7 292.4 110.6 74.3
2018 55,328.3 234.6 11.0 8,087.8 3,958.0 101.2 6,814.6 4,593.8 14,975.3 1,722.9 4,313.7 2,724.0 4,539.3 958.4 947.3 28.4 319.6 912.1 86.2
2017 28,349.3 316.5 1,167.8 4,678.5 2,468.7 618.3 2,305.2 2,424.0 3,054.8 420.2 2,048.5 2,634.4 3,437.9 1,090.4 534.4 40.9 719.4 224.9 164.4
2016 27,070.1 373.1 74.1 5,378.8 4,555.8 742.4 1,889.8 1,605.0 1,779.8 676.9 780.2 2,826.9 2,809.0 1,002.7 1,204.4 18.6 409.1 921.3 21.9
2015 25,433.3 540.2 25.6 3,340.1 3,170.2 13.3 4,768.0 3,384.6 1,068.8 531.5 627.1 1,434.3 4,306.2 509.5 178.4 882.3 319.3 292.8 41.1
2014 20,900.8 423.8 1,097.0 2,294.8 1,037.1 455.8 1,867.2 3,881.3 762.3 1,220.4 790.9 2,678.7 3,158.1 320.5 244.1 119.8 107.6 177.4 259.5
2013 17,286.2 72.5 134.4 2,905.3 1,560.1 782.7 1,491.7 988.3 1,157.8 540.3 791.9 3,039.3 1,885.2 402.3 416.3 53.1 67.1 984.5 13.5
2012 14,915.4 76.6 148.3 4,776.0 1,218.4 66.1 1,129.6 845.0 166.4 120.7 686.4 2,254.3 1,556.9 648.6 575.4 85.1 372.7 181.1 7.7
2011 29,117.7 76.1 76.4 8,547.7 1,663.1 16.9 968.6 1,218.7 4,566.3 332.0 5,161.3 3,962.2 1,410.3 491.0 254.8 0.3 85.3 275.4 11.2
2010 12,614.5 78.3 89.1 2,630.8 1,551.2 1.4 575.2 1,008.3 2,049.1 98.8 498.7 1,204.7 1,379.0 893.3 418.8 12.2 29.7 36.6 59.2
2009 12,781.5 49.6 35.7 4,931.1 567.0 6.4 509.5 1,237.2 959.1 146.0 1,618.3 1,251.0 684.8 129.9 220.4 16.4 67.8 329.0 22.3
2008 30,211.8 43.0 129.5 1,085.3 7,517.3 429.5 810.3 14,049.0 340.1 274.0 850.9 2,809.2 900.4 449.3 314.7 7.1 128.8 14.7 58.6
2007 30,211.4 51.8 13.5 3,321.4 18,170.2 2.2 1,917.0 979.3 477.8 298.9 440.7 2,544.5 824.4 546.3 511.4 16.2 30.1 23.0 42.6
2006 9,872.2 42.7 35.3 1,729.4 76.6 97.5 708.7 892.0 359.9 551.6 1,876.2 944.7 829.8 544.9 962.9 5.9 172.3 22.1 19.7
2005 13,906.0 42.7 112.1 2,510.5 61.7 61.6 569.7 557.2 83.3 205.4 6,806.6 1,366.6 532.3 659.2 180.9 5.9 21.3 124.7 4.2
2004 10,185.4 37.1 80.0 3,426.2 680.2 0.1 533.2 2,323.4 229.5 163.7 797.6 854.6 486.8 209.7 194.2 7.3 102.3 56.5 3.1
2003 9,898.5 85.3 135.3 2,198.1 705.5 2.3 342.6 756.5 95.5 474.5 2,982.4 817.6 601.5 222.4 194.1 32.0 21.3 229.5 1.9
2002 11,632.0 38.7 12.4 1,578.0 1,708.7 2.4 647.2 764.6 598.1 152.3 1,985.3 1,714.1 917.9 1,236.8 172.9 19.9 18.7 39.6 24.3
2001 15,540.6 53.5 5.4 6,486.4 565.1 20.5 549.1 1,092.0 80.5 553.8 2,609.5 2,155.3 616.6 408.5 126.2 12.8 65.4 108.0 32.0
2000 26,080.5 70.7 15.1 2,312.4 22.9 7.8 604.8 1,126.0 384.8 250.8 15,819.1 3,452.0 700.5 671.8 375.7 2.0 40.9 88.1 135.1
1999 11,493.3 72.3 43.6 3,584.3 610.4 0.5 636.5 731.9 172.7 266.4 1,912.2 1,730.4 458.9 992.7 146.0 25.8 18.6 35.6 54.7
1998 8,965.2 40.1 140.2 2,894.7 6.8 32.3 556.0 1,079.7 52.0 174.8 595.0 2,182.7 565.7 311.2 148.4 3.9 18.1 91.5 72.3
1997 5,765.6 55.9 37.0 1,963.8 14.0 32.6 236.8 1,087.1 77.8 143.3 1,026.8 387.4 351.2 185.5 89.2 4.3 19.6 23.8 29.7
1996 5,597.3 60.4 16.4 2,328.0 32.4 31.4 353.1 881.6 113.8 181.1 473.4 536.3 251.6 92.1 100.4 41.0 2.9 82.7 18.7
1995 5,397.3 108.0 22.4 2,335.3 32.6 90.3 271.4 821.0 130.3 140.6 244.1 774.6 268.5 86.3 40.8 2.5 1.9 23.7 2.8
Units: Millions of euros.
Source: Idescat, based on data from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.

Last update: March 24, 2022.

Quarterly data

Methodological note

The definition of direct foreign investment basically follows the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund (5th Balance of Payments Manual) and the OCDE (Benchmark Definition).

The data is based on that declared by investors pursuant to Act 19/2003, dated 4 July, on the legal system for capital movements and economic transactions abroad and measures to prevent money laundering, and the regulations that further implement it (Royal Decree 664/1999, Ministerial Order dated 28 May 2001 and Ministerial Ruling dated 21 February 2002). They do not include financing between companies, reinvested profits (save in the case of capitalisation of loans and/or profits) and investment in real estate.

Gross investment includes direct investment declared to the Foreign Investment Registry (FIR) of non-residents which entails:

  • holdings in unlisted Spanish companies
  • holdings of more than 10% in listed Spanish companies
  • setting up or expansion of branches of foreign companies
  • other forms of investment in organisations or contracts registered in Spain (foundations, cooperatives, economic interest groupings), in which invested capital is greater than EUR 3,005,060.52

Excluded from the data are foreign share holding companies (ETVEs). ETVEs are holding companies set up in Spain whose sole purpose is to hold shares in companies located abroad.

Data by geographical areas refer to the immediate country of origin of the investment. Immediate country means the place where the direct holder of the investment is resident.

Foreign investment is obtained from official data published by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism from the Statistics on Foreign Investment in Spain and Spanish Investment Abroad. The data are provisional, given that in the corresponding quarterly updates, information referring to previous periods is modified as a result of operations which were declared in the last period but carried out prior to this.

For each new period published, Idescat updates and reviews the information published by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism for the last 10 years.

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