Gross foreign investment rebounds 31% until June but divestments soar

Spain received 12.446 billion euros in foreign investment between January and June. The United States is the largest international investor in Spain, with investments totaling over 2.857 billion euros in the first half of the year, an 84% increase from the same period last year. Despite this, foreign disinvestments in Spain exceeded 9.038 billion euros, a 142.7% increase, resulting in a net capital inflow of 3.407 billion euros.

Madrid was the main destination for foreign investment, attracting 5.635 billion euros, or 45.2% of the total foreign investment in Spain. The sectors that received the most foreign investment were manufacturing, commerce, and telecommunications.