Korea vs Middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per
Korea
329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
5,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
14th
Middle income rank
11th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per over time
- Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 324,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 65.6 times Middle income's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 14th and Middle income ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 105.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 4,586 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 26.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,560 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 30,639 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 177.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 30,462 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 106,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 105,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 313,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 310,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 509,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,483 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 504,748 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$), per, Korea or Middle income?
- Korea, at 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Korea and Middle income?
- 324,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Korea ranks 14th and Middle income ranks 11th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.