IBRD only vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
IBRD only
4,838 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
IBRD only rank
25th
Korea rank
23rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- IBRD only
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,838 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IBRD only, a difference of 190,268 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 40.3 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
IBRD only ranks 25th and Korea ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 195.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 1,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 30,793 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 3,479 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 98,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 7,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 109,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 102,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 7,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 191,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 184,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, IBRD only or Korea?
- Korea, at 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,838 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IBRD only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between IBRD only and Korea?
- 190,268 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do IBRD only and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- IBRD only ranks 25th and Korea ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.