Korea vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea, a difference of 3.04 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105.20 million BoP, current US$ | 79.82 million BoP, current US$ | 25.38 million BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 1980s | 528.98 million BoP, current US$ | 508.04 million BoP, current US$ | 20.94 million BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 1990s | 3.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 69.95 million BoP, current US$ | Thailand |
| 2000s | 9.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.20 billion BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 2010s | 10.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Korea |
| 2020s | 17.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.19 billion BoP, current US$ | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ against 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Korea and Thailand?
- 3.04 billion BoP, current US$, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Korea ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 25th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.