Press Releases
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Mar 23,2022
Korean FDI, Q4 and 2021 Full Year
2021 Korean FDI Hit an All-Time High
of US $75.87 Billion
The 2021 Korean FDI amounted to US $75.87 billion, rising 32.8 percent compared with the previous year and reached an all-time high record. Korean FDI net outflows were US $58.42 billion, up 38.1 percent from a year ago.
Korean FDI, 2021
(US$ billion, %, y-o-y)
|
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Amount invested (A) |
40.47 |
45.02 |
51.46 |
64.85 |
57.13 |
75.87 |
|
Change (%) |
33.2 |
11.2 |
14.3 |
26.0 |
-11.9 |
32.8 |
|
Amount flowed back (B) |
10.21 |
9.59 |
9.79 |
13.65 |
14.84 |
17.45 |
|
Net amount invested (A-B) |
30.26 |
35.43 |
41.67 |
51.20 |
42.29 |
58.42 |
|
Change (%) |
37.8 |
17.1 |
17.6 |
22. |
-17.4 |
38.1 |
By industry, Korean FDI focused on finance and insurance (US $29.32 billion), manufacturing (US $18.17 billion), real estate and renting (US $7.01 billion), information and communications services (US 6.67 billion), and wholesale and retail (US $3.59 billion).
By region, Korean FDI went to North America (US $30.29 billion), Asia (US $18.33 billion), Central and South America (US $12.72 billion), Europe (US $12.33 billion), Oceania (US $1.66 billion), Africa (US $0.31 billion) and the Middle East (US $0.23 billion).
By country, the top three destinations for Korean FDI were the US (US $27.59 billion), the Cayman Islands (US $10.63 billion), China (US $6.67 billion), and Luxembourg (US $4.37 billion). Meanwhile, Korean FDI to Canada (US $2.70 billion) dropped 8.5% from a year ago, which in 2020 large amount of investment were made by the public institutions.
Korean FDI for Q4, 2021
Korean FDI for the fourth quarter of 2021 posted US $30.21 billion, rising 62.7 percent from a year ago. Korean FDI net outflows were US $26.06 billion, up 82.7 percent from a year ago.
Korean FDI, Q4 2021
(US$ billion, %, y-o-y)
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 | |||
|
Amount invested (A) |
15.03 |
17.05 |
15.23 |
17.54 |
14.74 |
13.06 |
10.77 |
18.57 |
14.37 |
12.30 |
10.80 |
30.21 | ||
|
Change (%) |
51.2 |
23.5 |
10.2 |
26.2 |
-1.9 |
-23.4 |
-29.3 |
5.9 |
-4.2 |
-27.8 |
-27.4 |
62.7 | ||
|
Amount flowed back (B) |
1.66 |
2.70 |
2.25 |
6.04 |
3.15 |
4.86 |
2.53 |
4.30 |
3.08 |
4.82 |
2.42 |
4.15 | ||
|
Net amount invested (A-B) |
13.37 |
14.35 |
11.98 |
11.50 |
11.59 |
8.20 |
8.23 |
14.27 |
11.29 |
7.49 |
8.38 |
26.06 | ||
|
Change (%) |
75.5 |
19.3 |
3.9 |
9.6 |
-13.3 |
-42.8 |
-31.3 |
24.1 |
-47.8 |
-28.0 |
19.0 |
82.7 | ||
By industry, Korean FDI focused on finance and insurance (US $10.46 billion), manufacturing (US $8.22 billion), information and communications (US $3.84 billion), real estate and renting (US $2.34 billion), and gas and electricity supply (US $1.42 billion).
By region, Korean FDI went to North America (US $10.67 billion), Asia (US $7.56 billion), Central and South America (US $5.83 billion), Europe (US $5.67 billion), Oceania (US $0.33 billion), and the Middle East (US $0.12 billion).
By country, the top destinations for Korean FDI were the US (US $10.03 billion), the Cayman Islands (US $5.07 billion), China (US $3.51 billion), Luxembourg (US $1.71 billion), and France (US $1.04 billion).
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