South Korea vs United States: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

South Korea
0.6693 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States
0.6243 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea rank
40th
United States rank
42nd

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

  • South Korea
  • United States
00.20.40.6197620002025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.6693 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6243 US dollar per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.045 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States ahead.

South Korea ranks 40th and United States ranks 42nd of 164 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United States Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2042 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1867 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2000s 0.0553 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.327 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2718 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2010s 0.1705 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.5324 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.3619 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2020s 0.4848 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.5992 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1144 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, South Korea or United States?
South Korea, at 0.6693 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6243 US dollar per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between South Korea and United States?
0.045 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do South Korea and United States rank globally for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
South Korea ranks 40th and United States ranks 42nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 3,983 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.