Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was $6,338,706 as of 2020. Over the past 34 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $205,212,900 in 2012 and ($235,790,900) in 2006.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

See also:

Year Value
1986 $313,000
1987 $134,000
1988 $136,000
1989 $203,000
1990 $6,240,190
1991 $2,371,362
1992 $5,711,804
1993 $5,855,000
1994 $270,000
1996 $2,072,786
1997 ($491,039)
1998 $59,918,900
1999 ($2,969,231)
2000 ($2,753,824)
2001 ($19,840,950)
2002 $5,596,215
2003 $57,213,600
2004 $64,959,180
2005 ($5,979,987)
2006 ($235,790,900)
2007 $22,053,450
2008 $170,965,300
2009 $86,348,100
2010 $13,585,220
2011 $103,125,000
2012 $205,212,900
2013 $119,742,600
2014 $64,097,420
2015 $78,207,030
2016 $89,317,270
2017 ($12,832,420)
2018 $1,953,529
2019 $29,895,010
2020 $6,338,706

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments