Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Korea
329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
314,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
14th
United Arab Emirates rank
15th

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

  • Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 314,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 15,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 188 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 4,586 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 30,639 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 106,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73,262 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,926 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 313,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 154,973 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 159,019 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 509,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 311,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 197,286 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$), per, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
Korea, at 329,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 314,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
15,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Korea ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.