Republic of Korea vs Western Asia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled

Republic of Korea
34,541 million USD
in 2023
Western Asia
66,914 million USD
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
12th
Western Asia rank
14th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Western Asia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 66,914 million USD against 34,541 million USD in Republic of Korea, a difference of 32,373 million USD.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.9 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 14th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Western Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Western Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 2,955 million USD 752.13 million USD 2,203 million USD Republic of Korea
2000s 9,440 million USD 19,911 million USD 10,471 million USD Western Asia
2010s 29,636 million USD 63,228 million USD 33,593 million USD Western Asia
2020s 50,293 million USD 61,565 million USD 11,272 million USD Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled, Republic of Korea or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 66,914 million USD against 34,541 million USD in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled between Republic of Korea and Western Asia?
32,373 million USD, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Western Asia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Western Asia rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 14th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.