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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
Economic Data Year Amount Year Amount
Host Country Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($M USD) 2017 KRW 1,730,399 2017 $1,530,750 https://data.worldbank.org/country/korea-rep  
Foreign Direct Investment Host Country Statistical Source* USG or International Statistical Source USG or International Source of Data:
BEA; IMF; Eurostat; UNCTAD, Other
U.S. FDI in partner country ($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%
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