Israel vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Israel
2.4%
in 2025
Korea
2.2%
in 2025
Israel rank
21st
Korea rank
23rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Israel
- Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 21st and Korea ranks 23rd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Israel or Korea?
- Israel, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Israel and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 21st and Korea ranks 23rd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.