Republic of Korea vs South America: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled)

Republic of Korea
35,577 million USD
in 2023
South America
39,798 million USD
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
12th
South America rank
15th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • South America
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 39,798 million USD against 35,577 million USD in Republic of Korea, a difference of 4,221 million USD.

That makes South America's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and South America ranks 15th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and South America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea South America Difference Ahead
1990s 3,837 million USD 7,117 million USD 3,280 million USD South America
2000s 10,801 million USD 18,102 million USD 7,301 million USD South America
2010s 29,592 million USD 21,684 million USD 7,908 million USD Republic of Korea
2020s 50,002 million USD 32,035 million USD 17,967 million USD Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled, Republic of Korea or South America?
South America, at 39,798 million USD against 35,577 million USD in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled between Republic of Korea and South America?
4,221 million USD, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and South America rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and South America ranks 15th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.