How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.

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.

Korea vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Korea

797.74 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

21.1 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Korea rank

24th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

26th

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

Korea
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Korea currently reports 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 776.64 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 37.8 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 24th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4103 BoP, current US$ per person	0 BoP, current US$ per person	0.4103 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea
1980s	10.71 BoP, current US$ per person	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per person	10.7 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea
1990s	65.22 BoP, current US$ per person	0.0694 BoP, current US$ per person	65.15 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea
2000s	211.93 BoP, current US$ per person	5.46 BoP, current US$ per person	206.47 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea
2010s	601.89 BoP, current US$ per person	6.64 BoP, current US$ per person	595.25 BoP, current US$ per person	Korea
2020s	933.49 BoP, current US$ per person	11.72 BoP, current US$ per person	921.77 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$), per capita, Korea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Korea, at 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 21.1 BoP, current US$ per person in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 776.64 BoP, current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?: Korea ranks 24th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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: 11 September 2026

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.