Korea vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea, a difference of 186.78 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 5.5 times Korea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.60 million BoP, current US$ | 212.17 million BoP, current US$ | 201.57 million BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 442.40 million BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 863.61 million BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 2.96 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.22 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 10.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 52.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 42.62 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 30.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 198.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 167.72 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 48.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 260.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 212.47 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 186.78 billion BoP, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Korea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.