Cambodia vs South Korea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Cambodia
285.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea
305.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Cambodia rank
79th
South Korea rank
76th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Cambodia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 285.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Cambodia, a difference of 20.09 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

Cambodia ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 76th of 202 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per person 3.08 BoP, current US$ per person 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
1980s 0.1923 BoP, current US$ per person 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
1990s 11.95 BoP, current US$ per person 76.85 BoP, current US$ per person 64.9 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
2000s 29.68 BoP, current US$ per person 198.49 BoP, current US$ per person 168.82 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
2010s 145.71 BoP, current US$ per person 210.03 BoP, current US$ per person 64.32 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea
2020s 232 BoP, current US$ per person 333.74 BoP, current US$ per person 101.74 BoP, current US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Cambodia or South Korea?
South Korea, at 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 285.69 BoP, current US$ per person in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Cambodia and South Korea?
20.09 BoP, current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and South Korea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and South Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Cambodia ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 76th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.