IDA & IBRD total vs Korea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
IDA & IBRD total
0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea
0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total rank
23rd
Korea rank
25th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd and Korea ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, IDA & IBRD total or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between IDA & IBRD total and Korea?
- 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Korea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd and Korea ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.