Korea vs Türkiye: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Korea
0.8%
in 2025
Türkiye
0.9%
in 2024
Korea rank
151st
Türkiye rank
150th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 151st and Türkiye ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Korea and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Korea ranks 151st and Türkiye ranks 150th 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.