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Korea - FDI Inflows 1988

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as % of GDP · World Bank
0.63% +0.08% from 1987 Global rank: 69th

Korea's fdi inflows was 0.63% in 1988, increased +0.08% from 0.55% in 1987. This was the 69th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1988▾
FDI Inflows by Country - 1988
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Liberia 27.94% 32,690.1%
2nd Singapore 14.41% 6.2%
3rd Hong Kong SAR, China 8.34% -32.5%
4th Antigua and Barbuda 8.01% -28.0%
5th Seychelles 7.68% 5.0%
6th St. Kitts and Nevis 7.61% -32.5%
7th Eswatini 7.31% -24.1%
8th Dominica 6.97% -21.7%
9th Vanuatu 6.83% -26.1%
10th Grenada 6.34% -7.4%
11th Bahrain 5.28% 666.7%
12th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.54% 60.6%
13th Lesotho 4.54% 208.3%
14th Guatemala 4.21% 98.4%
15th Papua New Guinea 4.20% 41.6%
16th St. Lucia 3.83% -4.2%
17th Chile 3.70% -6.1%
18th Australia 3.58% 31.0%
19th Gabon 3.46% 26.3%
20th Egypt, Arab Republic of 3.40% 45.2%
21st Belize 3.32% 80.0%
22nd Belgium 3.21% 103.7%
23rd United Kingdom 2.90% 65.5%
24th Fiji 2.85% 107.5%
25th Costa Rica 2.65% 49.5%
26th Zambia 2.50% -23.9%
27th Philippines 2.17% 167.0%
28th Aruba 2.06% 821.5%
29th Malaysia 2.04% 55.3%
30th Malta 2.02% 82.5%
31st Dominican Republic 1.97% 29.3%
32nd Spain 1.87% 30.2%
33rd Netherlands 1.82% 47.7%
34th Thailand 1.79% 157.4%
35th Portugal 1.64% 69.2%
36th Mexico 1.59% -11.2%
37th Botswana 1.51% -73.9%
38th Angola 1.49% 1.5%
39th Cyprus 1.45% 3.6%
40th Barbados 1.43% 244.0%
41st Canada 1.41% -28.8%
42nd Trinidad and Tobago 1.40% 102.5%
43rd Bahamas, The 1.30% 227.3%
44th Greece 1.21% 14.3%
45th Ecuador 1.19% 34.6%
46th Comoros 1.12% -53.5%
47th Mauritius 1.10% 21.9%
48th Oman 1.09% 145.4%
49th United States 1.09% -16.6%
50th China 1.02% 20.6%
51st Honduras 0.99% 28.3%
52nd Solomon Islands 0.95% -85.9%
53rd Brazil 0.91% 120.5%
54th Argentina 0.90% 5,276.7%
55th Rwanda 0.88% 8.0%
56th Malawi 0.87% 16,412.7%
57th France 0.84% 51.4%
58th Sweden 0.81% 131.5%
59th Nigeria 0.76% -34.2%
60th Italy 0.76% 46.5%
61st Cameroon 0.75% -15.0%
62nd European Union 0.73% 38.0%
63rd Maldives 0.71% -80.3%
64th Indonesia 0.68% 34.8%
65th Ireland 0.68% -28.3%
66th Kiribati 0.67% -9.4%
67th Togo 0.67% 64.3%
68th Sri Lanka 0.66% -26.4%
69th Korea 0.63% 14.2%
70th Tunisia 0.60% -36.5%
71st Uruguay 0.57% -16.2%
72nd United Arab Emirates 0.52% 305.5%
73rd Colombia 0.52% -41.0%
74th Israel 0.51% -2.5%
75th Guyana 0.51% -58.6%
76th Côte d'Ivoire 0.50% -41.9%
77th Equatorial Guinea 0.50% -72.4%
78th Finland 0.49% 63.3%
79th Pakistan 0.48% 25.0%
80th Guinea 0.45% 4.5%
81st Gambia, The 0.44% -36.1%
82nd Denmark 0.44% 461.8%
83rd Congo, Republic of 0.41% -78.3%
84th El Salvador 0.40% -12.5%
85th Libya 0.40% 210.2%
86th Türkiye 0.39% 195.3%
87th Haiti 0.39% 69.0%
88th Jordan 0.38% -35.3%
89th New Zealand 0.35% -41.3%
90th Austria 0.34% 4.9%
91st Lao PDR 0.33% -
92nd Morocco 0.33% 20.3%
93rd Norway 0.28% 36.7%
94th Mali 0.26% 205.8%
95th Syrian Arab Republic 0.26% 31.8%
96th Senegal 0.23% 481.4%
97th Cabo Verde 0.23% -80.9%
98th São Tomé and Principe 0.20% -2.4%
99th Paraguay 0.20% 47.9%
100th Switzerland 0.19% -83.9%
101st Peru 0.17% 94.1%
102nd Guinea-Bissau 0.16% 499.0%
103rd South Africa 0.15% 176.7%
104th Djibouti 0.15% 34.8%
105th Burkina Faso 0.14% 152.7%
106th Mauritania 0.14% 9.1%
107th Burundi 0.11% -8.5%
108th Ghana 0.10% 3.9%
109th Niger 0.09% -67.0%
110th Madagascar 0.09% -15.5%
111th Samoa 0.09% -81.7%
112th Chad 0.09% -87.6%
113th Kuwait 0.08% 379.2%
114th French Polynesia 0.07% 2,296.0%
115th Uganda 0.07% -
116th Tonga 0.05% -77.1%
117th Tanzania 0.05% 945.1%
118th Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.05% 121.4%
119th India 0.03% -59.6%
120th Viet Nam 0.03% 6.9%
121st Algeria 0.02% 296.2%
122nd Nepal 0.02% -58.5%
123rd Macao SAR, China 0.02% 432.6%
124th Sudan 0.01% -85.4%
125th Brunei Darussalam 0.01% 812.6%
126th Bangladesh 0.01% -47.6%
127th Kenya 0.00% -99.0%
128th Albania 0.00% -
129th Bulgaria 0.00% -
130th Hungary 0.00% -
131st Myanmar 0.00% 100.0%
132nd Mongolia 0.00% -
133rd Romania 0.00% -
134th Nicaragua 0.00% -105.5%
135th Iraq -0.01% 28.6%
136th Lebanon -0.01% -
137th Japan -0.02% -133.9%
138th Congo, Democratic Republic of -0.04% 93.8%
139th Namibia -0.06% -718.8%
140th Germany -0.11% -186.3%
141st Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.22% -125.1%
142nd Zimbabwe -0.23% 49.0%
143rd Iceland -0.23% -657.5%
144th Central African Republic -0.30% -130.5%
145th Jamaica -0.31% -119.3%
146th Qatar -0.34% -526.5%
147th Saudi Arabia -0.37% 72.9%
148th Benin -1.34% -20,988.8%
149th Sierra Leone -2.19% -136.7%
150th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -4.13% -165.3%
151st Panama -7.80% -18.9%
152nd Suriname -14.73% -11.4%
Source: World Bank (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Korea's fdi inflows in 1988?▾

Korea's fdi inflows in 1988 was 0.63%. This ranked 69th globally.

How did Korea's fdi inflows change in 1988?▾

Korea's fdi inflows increased by 14.2% in 1988 compared to 1987.

Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1988?▾

Liberia had the highest fdi inflows in 1988 at 27.94%.

What is the fdi inflows of Korea in 1988?▾

The fdi inflows of Korea in 1988 was 0.63%. This ranked 69th globally.

How does 1988 compare to 1987 for Korea's fdi inflows?▾

Korea's fdi inflows went from 0.55% in 1987 to 0.63% in 1988, a 14.2% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Korea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1988. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 10.0%. View full analysis →

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