Korea vs Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Korea
305.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Uruguay
330.36 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
76th
Uruguay rank
73rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person against 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Korea, a difference of 24.58 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 67.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 198.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 271.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 73.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 210.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 727.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 517.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 333.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 337.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 330.36 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Korea and Uruguay?
- 24.58 BoP, current US$ per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Uruguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.