South Korea vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 25.43 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 7.13 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Korea ahead.
Globally, South Korea ranks 6th and Spain ranks 9th of 196 countries.
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About this data
Foreign 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 voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.