Korea vs Russian Federation: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Korea
0.8%
in 2025
Russian Federation
0.9%
in 2025
Korea rank
151st
Russian Federation rank
149th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Korea
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 151st and Russian Federation ranks 149th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Korea or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Korea and Russian Federation?
- 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russian Federation?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Korea ranks 151st and Russian Federation ranks 149th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.