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