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Foreign direct investment inflows — South Korea

Foreign direct investment inflows in South Korea in 2025 — 15,804,100,000 US$. Ranked 21 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 23,845.6%.

2025 15.8B US$ +22.87% vs 2024
World rank 21of 97
Period maximum 25.04B US$2022
Period minimum 2M US$1974

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — South Korea, 1970–2025010B20B30B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 66,000,000 US$1971: 42,000,000 US$1972: 496,000,000 US$1973: 4,000,000 US$1974: 2,000,000 US$1975: 6,000,000 US$1976: 81,000,000 US$1977: 94,000,000 US$1978: 89,000,000 US$1979: 172,000,000 US$1980: 47,100,000 US$1981: 155,100,000 US$1982: 120,900,000 US$1983: 184,300,000 US$1984: 223,300,000 US$1985: 355,300,000 US$1986: 682,500,000 US$1987: 838,600,000 US$1988: 1,293,100,000 US$1989: 1,389,600,000 US$1990: 1,045,600,000 US$1991: 1,455,200,000 US$1992: 1,001,600,000 US$1993: 832,300,000 US$1994: 1,136,600,000 US$1995: 2,487,100,000 US$1996: 2,782,600,000 US$1997: 3,301,100,000 US$1998: 5,989,200,000 US$1999: 10,726,300,000 US$2000: 11,509,400,000 US$2001: 6,522,300,000 US$2002: 5,475,100,000 US$2003: 7,010,000,000 US$2004: 13,294,400,000 US$2005: 13,643,200,000 US$2006: 9,161,900,000 US$2007: 8,826,900,000 US$2008: 11,187,500,000 US$2009: 9,021,900,000 US$2010: 9,497,400,000 US$2011: 9,773,000,000 US$2012: 9,495,900,000 US$2013: 12,766,600,000 US$2014: 9,273,600,000 US$2015: 4,104,100,000 US$2016: 12,104,300,000 US$2017: 17,912,900,000 US$2018: 12,182,600,000 US$2019: 9,634,300,000 US$2020: 8,764,900,000 US$2021: 22,060,400,000 US$2022: 25,044,700,000 US$2023: 19,042,300,000 US$2024: 12,862,500,000 US$2025: 15,804,100,000 US$
Change over the period: +15.74B (+23,845.61%) Average annual rate: 10.47 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 15.8B US$
World 1.35T US$
East Asia & Pacific 395B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 15.8B +2.94B +22.87%
2024 12.86B −6.18B −32.45%
2023 19.04B −6B −23.97%
2022 25.04B +2.98B +13.53%
2021 22.06B +13.3B +151.69%
2020 8.76B −869M −9.02%
2019 9.63B −2.55B −20.92%
2018 12.18B −5.73B −31.99%
2017 17.91B +5.81B +47.99%
2016 12.1B +8B +194.93%
2015 4.1B −5.17B −55.74%
2014 9.27B −3.49B −27.36%
2013 12.77B +3.27B +34.44%
2012 9.5B −277M −2.84%
2011 9.77B +276M +2.9%
2010 9.5B +476M +5.27%
2009 9.02B −2.17B −19.36%
2008 11.19B +2.36B +26.74%
2007 8.83B −335M −3.66%
2006 9.16B −4.48B −32.85%
2005 13.64B +349M +2.62%
2004 13.29B +6.28B +89.65%
2003 7.01B +1.53B +28.03%
2002 5.48B −1.05B −16.06%
2001 6.52B −4.99B −43.33%
2000 11.51B +783M +7.3%
1999 10.73B +4.74B +79.09%
1998 5.99B +2.69B +81.43%
1997 3.3B +519M +18.63%
1996 2.78B +296M +11.88%
1995 2.49B +1.35B +118.82%
1994 1.14B +304M +36.56%
1993 832M −169M −16.9%
1992 1B −454M −31.17%
1991 1.46B +410M +39.17%
1990 1.05B −344M −24.76%
1989 1.39B +96.5M +7.46%
1988 1.29B +455M +54.2%
1987 839M +156M +22.87%
1986 683M +327M +92.09%
1985 355M +132M +59.11%
1984 223M +39M +21.16%
1983 184M +63.4M +52.44%
1982 121M −34.2M −22.05%
1981 155M +108M +229.3%
1980 47.1M −125M −72.62%
1979 172M +83M +93.26%
1978 89M −5M −5.32%
1977 94M +13M +16.05%
1976 81M +75M +1,250%
1975 6M +4M +200%
1974 2M −2M −50%
1973 4M −492M −99.19%
1972 496M +454M +1,080.95%
1971 42M −24M −36.36%
1970 66M — —

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 79.98B JP Japan 45.81B KR South Korea 15.8B
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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