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
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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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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.