Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 34,541 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
34,541 million USD
Change on year
down 47.5%
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
66,001 million USD
in 2021
All-time low
1,133 million USD
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200620231990: 1.1k million USD1991: 1.6k million USD1992: 1.4k million USD1993: 1.4k million USD1994: 2.6k million USD1995: 3.9k million USD1996: 5.0k million USD1997: 4.4k million USD1998: 4.2k million USD1999: 4.0k million USD2000: 3.7k million USD2001: 2.0k million USD2002: 2.8k million USD2003: 4.0k million USD2004: 5.7k million USD2005: 6.4k million USD2006: 10.8k million USD2007: 20.0k million USD2008: 20.9k million USD2009: 18.1k million USD2010: 21.5k million USD2011: 26.9k million USD2012: 27.4k million USD2013: 31.5k million USD2014: 28.0k million USD2015: 23.7k million USD2016: 29.9k million USD2017: 34.1k million USD2018: 38.2k million USD2019: 35.2k million USD2020: 34.8k million USD2021: 66.0k million USD2022: 65.8k million USD2023: 34.5k million USD

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

Analysis

In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Republic of Korea stood at 34,541 million USD.

The figure is down 47.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Republic of Korea peaked at 66,001 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,133 million USD, in 1990.

Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 184 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$, gaps filled in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Republic of Korea, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 1,133 million USD —
1991 1,591 million USD +40.4%
1992 1,376 million USD -13.5%
1993 1,444 million USD +4.9%
1994 2,590 million USD +79.4%
1995 3,868 million USD +49.4%
1996 4,953 million USD +28.0%
1997 4,411 million USD -10.9%
1998 4,220 million USD -4.3%
1999 3,967 million USD -6.0%
2000 3,712 million USD -6.4%
2001 1,987 million USD -46.5%
2002 2,842 million USD +43.0%
2003 4,026 million USD +41.7%
2004 5,667 million USD +40.8%
2005 6,387 million USD +12.7%
2006 10,808 million USD +69.2%
2007 19,966 million USD +84.7%
2008 20,867 million USD +4.5%
2009 18,139 million USD -13.1%
2010 21,464 million USD +18.3%
2011 26,944 million USD +25.5%
2012 27,355 million USD +1.5%
2013 31,488 million USD +15.1%
2014 27,998 million USD -11.1%
2015 23,687 million USD -15.4%
2016 29,890 million USD +26.2%
2017 34,069 million USD +14.0%
2018 38,220 million USD +12.2%
2019 35,239 million USD -7.8%
2020 34,832 million USD -1.2%
2021 66,001 million USD +89.5%
2022 65,799 million USD -0.3%
2023 34,541 million USD -47.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,955 million USD 1,133 million USD 4,953 million USD 10
2000s 9,440 million USD 1,987 million USD 20,867 million USD 10
2010s 29,636 million USD 21,464 million USD 38,220 million USD 10
2020s 50,293 million USD 34,541 million USD 66,001 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 9 Singapore 62,997 million USD compare
  2. 10 Sweden 47,498 million USD compare
  3. 11 British Virgin Islands 44,158 million USD compare
  4. 13 Spain 30,207 million USD compare
  5. 14 Brazil 29,920 million USD compare
  6. 15 Russian Federation 29,110 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Republic of Korea?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Republic of Korea was 34,541 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 66,001 million USD in 2021.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,133 million USD in 1990.
How does Republic of Korea rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
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Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.