Foreign Direct Investment Q1 2019
Korean FDI Posts US $14.11 Billion in Q1 2019
Korean foreign direct investment rose 44.9 percent, from US $9.74 billion to US $14.11 billion in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period a year ago, and 6.7 percent from US $13.23 billion in the previous quarter.
Korean FDI, Q1 2019
(US$ billions, %, y-o-y)
|
FDI
|
2017
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2018
|
2019
|
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
|
Amount Invested
|
13.61
|
10.52
|
10.35
|
10.12
|
9.74
|
13.25
|
13.56
|
13.23
|
14.11
|
|
Change
|
62.9
|
12.3
|
17.8
|
-22.7
|
-28.5
|
25.9
|
31.1
|
30.7
|
44.9
|
By industry, Korean FDI focused on manufacturing (41.0%), finance & insurance (33.7%), real estate & renting (11.4%), wholesale & retail (4.9%) and mining (2.3%).
FDI by Industry, Q1 2019
(US$ billions, %, y-o-y)
|
|
Q1 2018
|
Q1 2019
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Change
|
|
Manufacturing
|
2.41
|
5.79
|
140.2
|
|
Finance & insurance
|
3.21
|
4.76
|
48.2
|
|
Real estate & renting
|
1.18
|
1.61
|
36.4
|
|
Wholesale & retail
|
0.42
|
0.69
|
64.3
|
|
Mining
|
0.41
|
0.33
|
-19.5
|
By region, FDI concentrated on Asia (36.7%), North America (29.6%), Europe (20.3%), and Latin America (11.1%).
FDI by Region, Q1 2019
(US$ billions, %, y-o-y)
|
|
Q1 2018
|
Q1 2019
|
Change
|
|
Asia
|
3.67
|
5.18
|
41.1
|
|
North America
|
1.99
|
4.17
|
109.5
|
|
Europe
|
2.27
|
2.86
|
26.0
|
|
Latin America
|
1.33
|
1.57
|
18.0
|
By country, Korean FDI focused on the US (25.9%), China (12.0%), Cayman Islands (8.9%), Singapore (7.7%) and Vietnam (6.6%).
FDI by Country, Q1 2019
(US$ billions, %, y-o-y)
|
|
Q1 2018
|
Q1 2019
|
Change
|
|
US
|
1.87
|
3.65
|
95.2
|
|
China
|
0.66
|
1.69
|
156.1
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
0.71
|
1.25
|
76.1
|
|
Singapore
|
0.26
|
1.08
|
315.4
|
|
Vietnam
|
1.09
|
0.93
|
-14.7
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