IBRD only vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
IBRD only
52.93 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea
797.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
IBRD only rank
21st
Korea rank
24th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- IBRD only
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 52.93 BoP, current US$ per person in IBRD only, a difference of 744.81 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 15.1 times IBRD only's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
IBRD only ranks 21st and Korea ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0805 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2122 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3339 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 2.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.86 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 12.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 211.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 198.95 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 42.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 601.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 559.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 55.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 933.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 878.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, IBRD only or Korea?
- Korea, at 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 52.93 BoP, current US$ per person in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between IBRD only and Korea?
- 744.81 BoP, current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do IBRD only and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 21st and Korea ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.