Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -47.51 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-47.51 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 15,452.7%
World rank
136th
of 181 countries
All-time high
89.48 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-47.51 % change on previous year
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Republic of Korea, 1991–2023

-500501001991200720231991: 40.4 % change on previous year1992: -13.5 % change on previous year1993: 4.9 % change on previous year1994: 79.4 % change on previous year1995: 49.4 % change on previous year1996: 28 % change on previous year1997: -10.9 % change on previous year1998: -4.3 % change on previous year1999: -6 % change on previous year2000: -6.4 % change on previous year2001: -46.5 % change on previous year2002: 43 % change on previous year2003: 41.7 % change on previous year2004: 40.8 % change on previous year2005: 12.7 % change on previous year2006: 69.2 % change on previous year2007: 84.7 % change on previous year2008: 4.5 % change on previous year2009: -13.1 % change on previous year2010: 18.3 % change on previous year2011: 25.5 % change on previous year2012: 1.5 % change on previous year2013: 15.1 % change on previous year2014: -11.1 % change on previous year2015: -15.4 % change on previous year2016: 26.2 % change on previous year2017: 14 % change on previous year2018: 12.2 % change on previous year2019: -7.8 % change on previous year2020: -1.2 % change on previous year2021: 89.5 % change on previous year2022: -0.305 % change on previous year2023: -47.5 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Republic of Korea is -47.51 % change on previous year, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15,452.7% on the previous year and down 414.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Republic of Korea peaked at 89.48 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -47.51 % change on previous year, in 2023.

Republic of Korea ranks 136th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Republic of Korea, 1991 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1991 40.42 % change on previous year —
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 -6.44 % change on previous year +7.3%
2001 -46.47 % change on previous year +621.8%
2002 43.04 % change on previous year -192.6%
2003 41.66 % change on previous year -3.2%
2004 40.77 % change on previous year -2.1%
2005 12.7 % change on previous year -68.9%
2006 69.21 % change on previous year +445.0%
2007 84.74 % change on previous year +22.4%
2008 4.51 % change on previous year -94.7%
2009 -13.08 % change on previous year -389.8%
2010 18.33 % change on previous year -240.2%
2011 25.53 % change on previous year +39.3%
2012 1.52 % change on previous year -94.0%
2013 15.11 % change on previous year +891.2%
2014 -11.08 % change on previous year -173.3%
2015 -15.4 % change on previous year +39.0%
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 -47.51 % change on previous year +15452.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Republic of 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 -15452.7% -0.3055 % change on previous year -47.51 % 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
2013 +891.2% 1.52 % change on previous year 15.11 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.6 % change on previous year -13.54 % change on previous year 79.43 % change on previous year 9
2000s 23.06 % change on previous year -46.47 % change on previous year 84.74 % change on previous year 10
2010s 7.86 % change on previous year -15.4 % change on previous year 26.18 % change on previous year 10
2020s 10.13 % change on previous year -47.51 % change on previous year 89.48 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 133 Barbados -46.67 % change on previous year compare
  2. 134 Mali -46.78 % change on previous year compare
  3. 135 Belgium -47.23 % change on previous year compare
  4. 137 Zimbabwe -47.68 % change on previous year compare
  5. 138 Guinea-Bissau -51.89 % change on previous year compare
  6. 139 Chile -53.03 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Republic of Korea?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Republic of Korea was -47.51 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 89.48 % change on previous year in 2021.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was -47.51 % change on previous year in 2023.
How does Republic of Korea rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Republic of Korea ranks 136th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 414.4%. 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$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
211 places, 5,484 data points, 1991–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.