Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 35,577 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
35,577 million USD
Change on year
down 48.0%
World rank
12th
of 183 countries
All-time high
68,418 million USD
in 2022
All-time low
1,606 million USD
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Republic of Korea, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 1.6k million USD1991: 2.1k million USD1992: 1.8k million USD1993: 1.9k million USD1994: 3.1k million USD1995: 4.1k million USD1996: 5.3k million USD1997: 5.4k million USD1998: 7.2k million USD1999: 5.8k million USD2000: 5.1k million USD2001: 3.0k million USD2002: 4.1k million USD2003: 5.3k million USD2004: 7.0k million USD2005: 7.0k million USD2006: 11.0k million USD2007: 19.4k million USD2008: 23.3k million USD2009: 22.7k million USD2010: 23.7k million USD2011: 28.1k million USD2012: 28.7k million USD2013: 31.7k million USD2014: 26.9k million USD2015: 23.7k million USD2016: 30.1k million USD2017: 32.7k million USD2018: 35.5k million USD2019: 35.0k million USD2020: 34.4k million USD2021: 61.6k million USD2022: 68.4k million USD2023: 35.6k million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Republic of Korea is 35,577 million USD, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Republic of Korea peaked at 68,418 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,606 million USD, in 1990.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 1,606 million USD —
1991 2,140 million USD +33.3%
1992 1,828 million USD -14.6%
1993 1,856 million USD +1.5%
1994 3,082 million USD +66.1%
1995 4,128 million USD +34.0%
1996 5,296 million USD +28.3%
1997 5,362 million USD +1.3%
1998 7,234 million USD +34.9%
1999 5,840 million USD -19.3%
2000 5,146 million USD -11.9%
2001 3,039 million USD -40.9%
2002 4,088 million USD +34.5%
2003 5,332 million USD +30.4%
2004 6,995 million USD +31.2%
2005 6,977 million USD -0.3%
2006 11,031 million USD +58.1%
2007 19,365 million USD +75.6%
2008 23,342 million USD +20.5%
2009 22,691 million USD -2.8%
2010 23,662 million USD +4.3%
2011 28,115 million USD +18.8%
2012 28,653 million USD +1.9%
2013 31,733 million USD +10.7%
2014 26,893 million USD -15.3%
2015 23,687 million USD -11.9%
2016 30,066 million USD +26.9%
2017 32,658 million USD +8.6%
2018 35,498 million USD +8.7%
2019 34,954 million USD -1.5%
2020 34,449 million USD -1.4%
2021 61,565 million USD +78.7%
2022 68,418 million USD +11.1%
2023 35,577 million USD -48.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,837 million USD 1,606 million USD 7,234 million USD 10
2000s 10,801 million USD 3,039 million USD 23,342 million USD 10
2010s 29,592 million USD 23,662 million USD 35,498 million USD 10
2020s 50,002 million USD 34,449 million USD 68,418 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 9 Singapore 51,491 million USD compare
  2. 10 Sweden 46,852 million USD compare
  3. 11 British Virgin Islands 45,942 million USD compare
  4. 13 Brazil 27,380 million USD compare
  5. 14 Spain 25,916 million USD compare
  6. 15 Russian Federation 22,205 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Republic of Korea?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Republic of Korea was 35,577 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 68,418 million USD in 2022.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,606 million USD in 1990.
How does Republic of Korea rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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213 places, 6,138 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.