Korea vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Korea
2.2%
in 2025
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2.2%
in 2024
Korea rank
23rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
26th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

  • Korea
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
01234197019972025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 2.2% against 2.2% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 23rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 26th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Korea
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Korea
1990s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 1.1% 0.6% 0.4% Korea
2010s 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% Korea
2020s 2.7% 2.7% 0.0% 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, Korea or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Korea, at 2.2% against 2.2% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.0%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
Korea ranks 23rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 26th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-outflows-as-share-of-gdp/korea-rep/venezuela-rb/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-outflows-as-share-of-gdp/korea-rep/venezuela-rb/">Korea vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.