Korea vs Palau: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Korea
195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
23rd
Palau rank
25th

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

  • Korea
  • Palau
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Palau, a difference of 21,421 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 23rd and Palau ranks 25th of 200 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 17,084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,297 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 98,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 84,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 109,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 191,886 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 125,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66,668 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$), per square, Korea or Palau?
Korea, at 195,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 173,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Korea and Palau?
21,421 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Palau?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Korea and Palau rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Korea ranks 23rd and Palau ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.