Korea, Republic of
13. Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment Statistics
Table 2: Key Macroeconomic Data, U.S. FDI in Host Country/Economy
| Host Country Statistical Source* | USG or International Statistical Source | USG or International Source of Data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other |
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| Economic Data | Year | Amount | Year | Amount | |
| Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) | 2017 | KRW 1,730,399 | 2017 | $1,530,750 | https://data.worldbank.org/country/korea-rep |
| Foreign Direct Investment | Host Country Statistical Source* | USG or International Statistical Source | USG or International Source of Data: BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other |
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| U.S. FDI in partner country ($M USD, stock positions) | 2017 | $30,325 | 2017 | $41,602 | BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data |
| Host country’s FDI in the United States ($M USD, stock positions) | 2017 | $94,528 | 2017 | $51,770 | BEA data available at https://www.bea.gov/international/direct-investment-and-multinational-enterprises-comprehensive-data |
| Total inbound stock of FDI as % host GDP | 2017 | 12.6% | 2017 | 15.4% | UNCTAD data available at https://unctad.org/en/Pages/DIAE/World%20Investment%20Report/Country-Fact-Sheets.aspx |
*ROK Sources: GDP – http://ecos.bok.or.kr/ (as of March 2019); inbound FDI – http://www.motie.go.kr ; (as of January 2018) outbound FDI – http://www.koreaexim.go.kr (as of March 2018)
Table 3: Sources and Destination of FDI
| Direct Investment From/in Counterpart Economy Data | |||||
| From Top Five Sources/To Top Five Destinations (US Dollars, Millions) | |||||
| Inward Direct Investment | Outward Direct Investment | ||||
| Total Inward | $211,962 | 100% | Total Outward | $337,425 | 100% |
| Japan | $47,566 | 22% | China, P.R. (Mainland) | $77,800 | 23% |
| United States | $33,973 | 16% | United States | $77,792 | 23% |
| Netherlands | $28,446 | 13% | Vietnam | $14,582 | 4% |
| Singapore | $15,074 | 7% | China, P.R. (Hong Kong) | $14,084 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | $14,941 | 7% | Australia | $12,457 | 4% |
| “0” reflects amounts rounded to +/- USD 500,000. | |||||
Table 4: Sources of Portfolio Investment
| Portfolio Investment Assets | ||||||||
| Top Five Partners (Millions, US Dollars) | ||||||||
| Total | Equity Securities | Total Debt Securities | ||||||
| All Countries | $420,681 | 100% | All Countries | $250,248 | 100% | All Countries | $170,433 | 100% |
| United States | $184,361 | 44% | United States | $113,073 | 45% | United States | $71,288 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | $26,246 | 6% | Luxembourg | $17,047 | 7% | United Kingdom | $13,054 | 8% |
| Luxembourg | $20,896 | 5% | Japan | $14,574 | 6% | France | $11,921 | 7% |
| Japan | $19,523 | 5% | United Kingdom | $13,191 | 5% | Brazil | $9,909 | 6% |
| France | $18,207 | 4% | China, P.R. (Mainland) | $13,006 | 5% | International Organization | $7,415 | 4% |