Korea vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Korea
0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
25th
Low & middle income rank
22nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.4 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 191 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 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 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$), per unit, Korea or Low & middle income?
- Korea, at 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Korea and Low & middle income?
- 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Korea ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.