IDA & IBRD total vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

IDA & IBRD total
4,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA & IBRD total rank
24th
Korea rank
23rd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Korea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019962023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 190,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 39.8 times IDA & IBRD total's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th 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 IDA & IBRD total Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 71.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 179.61 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1,063 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,823 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 3,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 7,089 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 109,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102,480 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 6,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 185,268 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$), per square, IDA & IBRD total or Korea?
Korea, at 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between IDA & IBRD total and Korea?
190,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th and Korea ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.