Foreign direct investment outflows in South Korea in 2025 — 41,230,600,000 US$. Ranked 10 in the world out of 91. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 1,374,253.3%.
1971–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.23B | −8.49B | −17.08% |
| 2024 | 49.73B | +17.55B | +54.56% |
| 2023 | 32.17B | −33.63B | −51.11% |
| 2022 | 65.8B | −202M | −0.31% |
| 2021 | 66B | +31.17B | +89.48% |
| 2020 | 34.83B | −407M | −1.15% |
| 2019 | 35.24B | −2.98B | −7.8% |
| 2018 | 38.22B | +4.15B | +12.18% |
| 2017 | 34.07B | +4.18B | +13.98% |
| 2016 | 29.89B | +6.2B | +26.18% |
| 2015 | 23.69B | −4.31B | −15.4% |
| 2014 | 28B | −319M | −1.13% |
| 2013 | 28.32B | −2.28B | −7.45% |
| 2012 | 30.6B | +951M | +3.21% |
| 2011 | 29.65B | +1.43B | +5.05% |
| 2010 | 28.22B | +10.82B | +62.19% |
| 2009 | 17.4B | −2.14B | −10.93% |
| 2008 | 19.54B | −2.29B | −10.51% |
| 2007 | 21.83B | +9.27B | +73.77% |
| 2006 | 12.56B | +4.23B | +50.82% |
| 2005 | 8.33B | +1.13B | +15.77% |
| 2004 | 7.2B | +2.18B | +43.37% |
| 2003 | 5.02B | +1.58B | +46.01% |
| 2002 | 3.44B | +694M | +25.29% |
| 2001 | 2.74B | −2.1B | −43.34% |
| 2000 | 4.84B | +875M | +22.05% |
| 1999 | 3.97B | −253M | −6% |
| 1998 | 4.22B | −191M | −4.33% |
| 1997 | 4.41B | −542M | −10.94% |
| 1996 | 4.95B | +1.08B | +28.04% |
| 1995 | 3.87B | +1.28B | +49.36% |
| 1994 | 2.59B | +1.15B | +79.43% |
| 1993 | 1.44B | +67.8M | +4.93% |
| 1992 | 1.38B | −216M | −13.54% |
| 1991 | 1.59B | +458M | +40.42% |
| 1990 | 1.13B | +404M | +55.34% |
| 1989 | 730M | +3.5M | +0.48% |
| 1988 | 726M | +182M | +33.38% |
| 1987 | 544M | −725M | −57.11% |
| 1986 | 1.27B | +661M | +108.8% |
| 1985 | 608M | +517M | +571.6% |
| 1984 | 90.5M | −78.4M | −46.42% |
| 1983 | 169M | −15.1M | −8.21% |
| 1982 | 184M | +123M | +201.64% |
| 1981 | 61M | +18.1M | +42.19% |
| 1980 | 42.9M | +26.5M | +161.63% |
| 1979 | 16.4M | −11.6M | −41.44% |
| 1978 | 28M | +7M | +33.33% |
| 1977 | 21M | +15M | +250% |
| 1976 | 6M | +2M | +50% |
| 1975 | 4M | −10M | −71.43% |
| 1974 | 14M | +12M | +600% |
| 1973 | 2M | +1M | +100% |
| 1972 | 1M | −2M | −66.67% |
| 1971 | 3M | — | — |
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.
