Korean FDI Rises 13.3 percent in Q2 2019
Korean foreign direct investment rose 13.3 percent, from US $13.25 billion to US $15.01 billion, in the second quarter of 2019 compared to a year ago, and 6.3 percent from US $14.11 billion in the previous quarter.
Korean FDI, Q2 2019
(US$ billion, %)
|
FDI
|
2018
|
2019
|
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Change (%)
|
|
Amount Invested
|
9.74
|
13.25
|
13.56
|
13.23
|
14.11
|
15.01
|
q-o-q
|
y-o-y
|
|
6.3
|
13.3
|
By industry, Korean FDI focused on manufacturing (38.3%), finance & insurance (34.8%), real estate & renting (9.2%), mining (5.0%) and electricity & gas supply (2.7%).
FDI by Industry, Q2 2019
(US$ billion, %)
|
|
Q2 2018
|
Q2 2019
|
Change (y-o-y, %)
|
|
Manufacturing
|
5.03
|
5.75
|
14.3
|
|
Finance & insurance
|
3.86
|
5.22
|
35.2
|
|
Real estate & renting
|
1.41
|
1.38
|
-2.1
|
|
Mining
|
0.62
|
0.75
|
21.0
|
|
Electricity & gas supply
|
0.29
|
0.41
|
41.4
|
By region, FDI concentrated on Asia (36.6%), North America (22.9%), Latin America (18.0%) and Europe (17.7%).
FDI by Region, Q2 2019
(US$ billion, %)
|
|
Q2 2018
|
Q2 2019
|
Change (y-o-y, %)
|
|
Asia
|
4.30
|
5.50
|
27.9
|
|
North America
|
2.86
|
3.44
|
19.9
|
|
Latin America
|
3.79
|
2.70
|
-28.8
|
|
Europe
|
2.09
|
2.66
|
27.3
|
|
Africa
|
0.01
|
0.43
|
2050.0
|
|
Middle East
|
0.06
|
0.21
|
25.0
|
|
Oceania
|
0.13
|
0.14
|
7.7
|
By country, the top five destinations for Korean FDI were the US (21.3%), the Cayman Islands (16.1%), China (13.9%), Hong Kong (7.4%) and Singapore (5.2%).
FDI by Country, Q2 2019
(US$ billion, %)
|
|
Q2 2018
|
Q2 2019
|
Change (y-o-y, %)
|
|
US
|
2.76
|
3.20
|
14.7
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
3.25
|
2.41
|
-25.8
|
|
China
|
0.93
|
2.08
|
123.7
|
|
Hong Kong
|
1.06
|
1.11
|
4.7
|
|
Singapore
|
0.16
|
0.78
|
387.5
|
