European Union vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- European Union
- Korea
How they compare
European Union currently reports 210.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea, a difference of 169.15 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes European Union's figure about 5.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 15th and Korea ranks 15th of 47 groups.
European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.60 million BoP, current US$ | 8.09 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 1980s | 28.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 442.40 million BoP, current US$ | 28.24 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 1990s | 173.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 170.13 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 2000s | 756.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 745.88 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 2010s | 699.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 30.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 669.06 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
| 2020s | 373.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 48.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 325.19 billion BoP, current US$ | European Union |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, European Union or Korea?
- European Union, at 210.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between European Union and Korea?
- 169.15 billion BoP, current US$, with European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- European Union ranks 15th and Korea ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.