Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Korea
Korea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual was -17.08 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Korea, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Korea recorded -17.08 % change on previous year for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 131.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Korea peaked at 600 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -71.43 % change on previous year, in 1975.
Korea ranks 124th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -66.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 100 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 1974 | 600 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 1975 | -71.43 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1976 | 50 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1977 | 250 % change on previous year | +400.0% |
| 1978 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 1979 | -41.44 % change on previous year | -224.3% |
| 1980 | 161.63 % change on previous year | -490.0% |
| 1981 | 42.19 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1982 | 201.64 % change on previous year | +377.9% |
| 1983 | -8.21 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 1984 | -46.42 % change on previous year | +465.6% |
| 1985 | 571.6 % change on previous year | -1331.4% |
| 1986 | 108.8 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1987 | -57.11 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 1988 | 33.38 % change on previous year | -158.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4821 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 1990 | 55.34 % change on previous year | +11378.9% |
| 1991 | 40.42 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1992 | -13.54 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 1993 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -136.4% |
| 1994 | 79.43 % change on previous year | +1511.7% |
| 1995 | 49.36 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1996 | 28.04 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1997 | -10.94 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 1998 | -4.33 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1999 | -6 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 22.05 % change on previous year | -467.7% |
| 2001 | -43.34 % change on previous year | -296.5% |
| 2002 | 25.29 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2003 | 46.01 % change on previous year | +82.0% |
| 2004 | 43.37 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 15.77 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2006 | 50.82 % change on previous year | +222.3% |
| 2007 | 73.77 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 2008 | -10.51 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2009 | -10.93 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 62.19 % change on previous year | -668.8% |
| 2011 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 2012 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2013 | -7.45 % change on previous year | -332.4% |
| 2014 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 2015 | -15.4 % change on previous year | +1265.7% |
| 2016 | 26.18 % change on previous year | -270.0% |
| 2017 | 13.98 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2018 | 12.18 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2019 | -7.8 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 2020 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2021 | 89.48 % change on previous year | -7855.0% |
| 2022 | -0.3055 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 2023 | -51.11 % change on previous year | +16631.2% |
| 2024 | 54.56 % change on previous year | -206.8% |
| 2025 | -17.08 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's -17.08 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -8.08 % change on previous year, 2.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Korea's -17.08 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -9.35 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -16631.2% | -0.3055 % change on previous year | -51.11 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +11378.9% | 0.4821 % change on previous year | 55.34 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +7855.0% | -1.15 % change on previous year | 89.48 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1511.7% | 4.93 % change on previous year | 79.43 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +1331.4% | -46.42 % change on previous year | 571.6 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -1265.7% | -1.13 % change on previous year | -15.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106.72 % change on previous year | -71.43 % change on previous year | 600 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 100.8 % change on previous year | -57.11 % change on previous year | 571.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.27 % change on previous year | -13.54 % change on previous year | 79.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.23 % change on previous year | -43.34 % change on previous year | 73.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 % change on previous year | -15.4 % change on previous year | 62.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4 % change on previous year | -51.11 % change on previous year | 89.48 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 121 Hong Kong, China -16.27 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Poland -16.65 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Guyana -16.82 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Slovakia -17.29 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Afghanistan -17.29 % change on previous year compare
- 127 China -18.21 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Korea?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual in Korea was -17.08 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 600 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.43 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Korea rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Korea ranks 124th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.