Germany vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Germany
260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
Korea rank
23rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Germany
- Korea
How they compare
Germany currently reports 260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 64,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 21st and Korea ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1980s | 2,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 44,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,286 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2000s | 196,949 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 98,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 98,164 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2010s | 229,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 109,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 119,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2020s | 337,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 191,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 145,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Germany or Korea?
- Germany, at 260,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Germany and Korea?
- 64,986 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Germany ranks 21st and Korea ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.