Korea vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Korea
305.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
326.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
76th
Mexico rank
74th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person against 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Korea, a difference of 20.75 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
Korea ranks 76th and Mexico ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.77 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 12.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 67.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 92.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 198.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 227.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 29.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 210.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 272.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 333.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 290.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Korea or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person against 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Mexico?
- 20.75 BoP, current US$ per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mexico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Mexico rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 76th and Mexico ranks 74th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.