Korea vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Korea
797.74 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
757.39 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
24th
Sweden rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Korea currently reports 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 40.35 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Korea ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 10.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 403.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 392.42 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 65.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,266 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,201 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 211.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,304 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,092 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 601.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,821 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,219 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 933.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,628 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,694 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Korea or Sweden?
- Korea, at 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person against 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Korea and Sweden?
- 40.35 BoP, current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.