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

Republic of Korea
35,577 million USD
in 2023
Western Europe
124,437 million USD
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
12th
Western Europe rank
9th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 124,437 million USD against 35,577 million USD in Republic of Korea, a difference of 88,860 million USD.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 3.5 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Europe ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 183 countries.

Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 3,837 million USD 158,094 million USD 154,257 million USD Western Europe
2000s 10,801 million USD 459,945 million USD 449,144 million USD Western Europe
2010s 29,592 million USD 374,873 million USD 345,281 million USD Western Europe
2020s 50,002 million USD 60,794 million USD 10,791 million USD Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled, Republic of Korea or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 124,437 million USD against 35,577 million USD in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled between Republic of Korea and Western Europe?
88,860 million USD, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Western Europe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Western Europe rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.