China vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
China
-18.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Korea
-17.08 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
127th
Korea rank
124th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports -17.08 % change on previous year against -18.21 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 1.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was China ahead.
China ranks 127th and Korea ranks 124th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.47 % change on previous year | 86.08 % change on previous year | 5.61 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1990s | 40.32 % change on previous year | 22.27 % change on previous year | 18.05 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | 44.45 % change on previous year | 21.23 % change on previous year | 23.22 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 15.96 % change on previous year | 9.1 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 12.4 % change on previous year | 8.99 % change on previous year | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, China or Korea?
- Korea, at -17.08 % change on previous year against -18.21 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between China and Korea?
- 1.13 % change on previous year, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- China ranks 127th and Korea ranks 124th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.