Korea vs Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Korea
195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Pacific island small states
4,357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
23rd
Pacific island small states rank
26th

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

  • Korea
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, a difference of 190,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 44.8 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 200 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 1,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 269.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 821.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 5,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 606.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 31,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 135.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 98,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 93,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 109,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102,248 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 191,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 186,512 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$), per square, Korea or Pacific island small states?
Korea, at 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Korea and Pacific island small states?
190,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Pacific island small states?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Korea and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Korea ranks 23rd and Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.