Korea vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 189,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 37.3 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 68.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 171.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 31,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 30,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 98,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 95,137 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 109,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 101,943 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 191,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 184,681 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$), per square, Korea or Low & middle income?
- Korea, at 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Korea and Low & middle income?
- 189,876 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Korea ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.