Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 34,541 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Republic of Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Republic of Korea stood at 34,541 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Republic of Korea peaked at 66,001 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,133 million USD, in 1990.
That places Republic of Korea 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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$ in Republic of Korea, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Korea
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 1.5 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 4 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 6.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 29.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 32.07 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 29.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 32.07 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 571,534 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 646.38 million million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Republic of Korea?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Republic of Korea was 34,541 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ 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$ 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$?
- Republic of Korea ranks 11th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.