Korea vs Middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Korea
797.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle income
44.48 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
24th
Middle income rank
22nd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income, a difference of 753.26 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 17.9 times Middle income's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 192 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0817 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2111 BoP, current US$ per person Korea
1980s 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4413 BoP, current US$ per person 10.27 BoP, current US$ per person Korea
1990s 65.22 BoP, current US$ per person 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person 62.58 BoP, current US$ per person Korea
2000s 211.93 BoP, current US$ per person 12.93 BoP, current US$ per person 199.01 BoP, current US$ per person Korea
2010s 601.89 BoP, current US$ per person 39.42 BoP, current US$ per person 562.47 BoP, current US$ per person Korea
2020s 933.49 BoP, current US$ per person 48.38 BoP, current US$ per person 885.12 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$), per capita, Korea or Middle income?
Korea, at 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 44.48 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Middle income?
753.26 BoP, current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.