Value of FDI inflows to South Korea 1996-2023
In 2023, the value of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to South Korea totaled approximately 32.72 billion U.S. dollars based on report amount. Despite the rapid decrease of FDI in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it recovered quickly in the second half. Hereby FDI to South Korea has stayed above the 20 billion U.S. dollar level since 2015. While global FDI suffered a drastic fall in the pandemic, the decrease in South Korea has been comparatively moderate, showing that South Korea is a safe place to invest even during the pandemic.