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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.