Korea vs OECD members: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Korea
195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
6,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
23rd
OECD members rank
20th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Korea
- OECD members
How they compare
Korea currently reports 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 188,486 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 29.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 528.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 561.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 31,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 98,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 66,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 109,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 76,426 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 191,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 170,497 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$), per square, Korea or OECD members?
- Korea, at 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Korea and OECD members?
- 188,486 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD members?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Korea and OECD members rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Korea ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 20th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.