Korea vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Korea
797.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
39.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
24th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 758.28 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 20.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0774 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2154 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4369 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 65.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 211.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 200.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 601.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 566.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 933.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 43.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 890.27 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$), per capita, Korea or Low & middle income?
- Korea, at 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Low & middle income?
- 758.28 BoP, current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.