In 2022, there were about 40 thousand foreign institutional investors and approximately 12.5 thousand individual investors registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission in South Korea. While the numbers of institutional investors outweighed those of individuals, the numbers of both have been steadily increasing since 2012.
Number of registered foreign investors in South Korea from 2012 to 2022, by type
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Individual foreign investors
Institutional foreign investors
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Foreign investors refer to foreign individual and institutional investors, including foreign-invested enterprises (FIE) that are registered with the South Korean Financial Supervisory Commission.
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Financial Supervisory Service. (December 1, 2023). Number of registered foreign investors in South Korea from 2012 to 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228608/south-korea-registered-foreign-investors-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service. "Number of registered foreign investors in South Korea from 2012 to 2022, by type." Chart. December 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228608/south-korea-registered-foreign-investors-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service. (2023). Number of registered foreign investors in South Korea from 2012 to 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228608/south-korea-registered-foreign-investors-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service. "Number of Registered Foreign Investors in South Korea from 2012 to 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228608/south-korea-registered-foreign-investors-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service, Number of registered foreign investors in South Korea from 2012 to 2022, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228608/south-korea-registered-foreign-investors-by-type/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of registered foreign investors in South Korea from 2012 to 2022, by type [Graph], Financial Supervisory Service, December 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228608/south-korea-registered-foreign-investors-by-type/