Korea vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Korea currently reports 25.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 7.13 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -69.67 million BoP, current US$ | -617.85 million BoP, current US$ | 548.18 million BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 1980s | -86.58 million BoP, current US$ | -2.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.73 billion BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 1990s | -120.33 million BoP, current US$ | -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 894.59 million BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 2000s | 724.57 million BoP, current US$ | 22.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.19 billion BoP, current US$ | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.45 billion BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 2020s | 31.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.51 billion BoP, current US$ | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Korea or Spain?
- Korea, at 25.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Korea and Spain?
- 7.13 billion BoP, current US$, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
- Korea ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.