Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Korea
0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
25th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
27th

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

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-0.0500.050.10.15197019972025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Korea ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2020s 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 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$), per unit, Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Korea, at 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Korea ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.