In 2024, South Korea recorded a foreign direct investment (FDI) outflow of approximately 16.3 billion U.S. dollars to the United States, the highest amount for any country or region that year. The second-highest FDI outflow from South Korea was directed toward the Cayman Islands, totaling about 4.36 billion dollars.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from South Korea in 2024, by recipient country
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Korea Eximbank. (February 11, 2025). Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from South Korea in 2024, by recipient country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478265/south-korea-fdi-outflow-by-recipient/
Korea Eximbank. "Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from South Korea in 2024, by recipient country (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 11, 2025. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478265/south-korea-fdi-outflow-by-recipient/
Korea Eximbank. (2025). Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from South Korea in 2024, by recipient country (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478265/south-korea-fdi-outflow-by-recipient/
Korea Eximbank. "Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Outflows from South Korea in 2024, by Recipient Country (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478265/south-korea-fdi-outflow-by-recipient/
Korea Eximbank, Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from South Korea in 2024, by recipient country (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478265/south-korea-fdi-outflow-by-recipient/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from South Korea in 2024, by recipient country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Korea Eximbank, February 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478265/south-korea-fdi-outflow-by-recipient/
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