Korea vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Korea
797.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Spain
939.77 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person against 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Korea, a difference of 142.03 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Korea ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 65.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 280.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 214.97 BoP, current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 211.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,391 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,179 BoP, current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 601.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 882.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 280.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 933.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,193 BoP, current US$ per person | 259.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person against 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Spain?
- 142.03 BoP, current US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.