Korea vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Korea
0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
25th
Lower middle income rank
26th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 4.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 191 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 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$), per unit, Korea or Lower middle income?
- Korea, at 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Korea and Lower middle income?
- 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lower middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Korea ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.