Korea vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Korea
329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
14th
Low & middle income rank
17th

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

  • Korea
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 325,540 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 80.6 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 109.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 4,586 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 30,639 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 149.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,489 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 106,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 850.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 105,337 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 313,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,791 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 311,201 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 509,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 505,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Korea or Low & middle income?
Korea, at 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Korea and Low & middle income?
325,540 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Korea ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.