South Korea - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

**South Korea**

**Capital:** Seoul
**Population:** 51,780,579 (World Bank, 2020)
**GDP per capita, PPP:** $ 43,319.2 (World Bank, 2020)
**GNI per capita, Atlas Method:** $ 32,960 (World Bank, 2020)

Seoul, **South Korea**

**Main Religion:** No Religion

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $9,634.30 (Millions) (2019)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $32,479.7 (Millions) (2020)
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $606,710.10 (Millions) (2020)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $540,955.00 (Millions) (2020)
Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Korea - Investing - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
Foreign trade figures of South Korea - Economic and Political Overview - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)
South Korea - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Korea, Rep. | Data (worldbank.org)
Republic of Korea and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Korea, South - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
South Korea country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

South Korea at the Crossroads (degruyter.com)
Government Performance Management and Evaluation in South Korea: History and Current Practices: Public Performance & Management Review: Vol 39, No 2 (tandfonline.com)
JOItmC | Free Full-Text | Analysis of Digital Governance Transition in South Korea: Focusing on the Leadership of the President for Government Innovation (mdpi.com)
Science, Technology, and Innovation in Sustainable Development Cooperation: Theories and Practices in South Korea | SpringerLink
Reinventing the industrial land use policy in democratized development states – A comparison of Taiwan and South Korea - ScienceDirect
A comparative analysis of human capital information opaqueness in South Korea and the UK | Emerald Insight
Public preferences for introducing a power-to-heat system in South Korea - ScienceDirect
Exploring halal-friendly destination attributes in South Korea: Perceptions and behaviors of Muslim travelers toward a non-Muslim destination - ScienceDirect
FDI motives and the use of tax havens: Evidence from South Korea - ScienceDirect
South Korea - Russia economic relations: focused on FDI | Degtereva | RUDN Journal of Economics
The moderating role of ASEAN-Korea FTA on the relationship between trade and South Korean outward FDI | International Journal of Trade and Global Markets (inderscienceonline.com)
Outward FDI from South Korea: The Relationship Between National Investment Position and Location Choice | SpringerLink
Foreign Direct Investment, Female Education, Capital Formation, and Economic Growth in Japan and South Korea: International Economic Journal: Vol 33, No 3 (tandfonline.com)
Subnational Investment Promotion Agencies and Foreign Direct Investment in South Korea: A District-Level Analysis - ProQuest
Does regionalism matter? Local politics and foreign direct investment in South Korea | Emerald Insight
Research on carbon emissions embodied in trade between China and South Korea - ScienceDirect
South Korea under the United States–China rivalry: dynamics of the economic-security nexus in trade policymaking: The Pacific Review: Vol 32, No 6 (tandfonline.com)
Trade, Reform, and Structural Transformation in South Korea | SpringerLink
Testing validity of the EKC hypothesis in South Korea: role of renewable energy and trade openness | SpringerLink
Is trade openness good for environment in South Korea? The role of non-fossil electricity consumption | SpringerLink
Social Solidarity for All? Trade Union Strategies, Labor Market Dualization, and the Welfare State in Italy and South Korea - Niccolo Durazzi, Timo Fleckenstein, Soohyun Christine Lee, 2018 (sagepub.com)
Free trade agreements and market integration: Evidence from South Korea - ScienceDirect
Trade Effects of the EU–South Korea Free Trade Agreement in the Automotive Industry: Journal of East-West Business: Vol 27, No 1 (tandfonline.com)
Full article: (Re)producing the ‘history problem’: memory, identity and the Japan-South Korea trade dispute (tandfonline.com)
Where Symbolism Prospers: An Analysis of the Impact on Enabling Rights of Labour Standards Provisions in Trade Agreements with South Korea | Article | Politics and Governance (cogitatiopress.com)
Do Voters Reward Politicians for Trade Liberalization? Evidence from South Korea | SpringerLink
The South Korea–China trade and the bilateral real exchange rate: Asymmetric evidence from 33 industries - ScienceDirect
International trade and within-sector wage inequality: The case of South Korea - ScienceDirect
Labor Standards in the eu-South Korea Free Trade Agreement in: The Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law Volume 5 Issue 1 (2017) (brill.com)
Firms' leverage and export market participation: Evidence from South Korea - ScienceDirect
R&D spillover effects on firms’ export behavior: evidence from South Korea: Applied Economics: Vol 51, No 28 (tandfonline.com)
Assessment of the Economic Benefits From U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)’s Marketing Investment in South Korea: Journal of Food Products Marketing: Vol 23, No 3 (tandfonline.com)
A study on the changes of agricultural import structure according to implementation of FTAs in South Korea | Emerald Insight
critical analysis of innovative approaches to parallel import in China, South Korea and the USA | Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
Cross-border M&As in South Korea | Yi Yang, Yong Suhk Pak | Taylor & F (taylorfrancis.com)

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV News Programs

Keep in mind that Documentaries and in-Depth TV News programs usually reflect a certain viewpoint. ZRB

South Korea's Musical Prodigies | 101 East - YouTube
Plastic Surgery: The Cost of Beauty | 101 East - YouTube
Why is South Korea facing a beauty backlash? - YouTube
🇰🇷 South Korea: Suicide nation | People & Power - YouTube
School, pressure & innovative education - Founders Valley (1/5) | DW Documentary - YouTube

Important History Events

Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB

A History of Korea - Kyung Moon Hwang - Google Books
The History of Korea, 2nd Edition - Djun Kil Kim - Google Books
South Korea Since 1980 - Uk Heo, Terence Roehrig - Google Books
1. Political Cleavages in South Korea (degruyter.com)
SOUTH KOREA | Handbook of Terrorism in the Asia–Pacific (worldscientific.com)
Investigating rape, slave labour and murder in South Korea’s House of Horror | 101 East - YouTube
How did North and South Korea become divided? - YouTube

Other Issues

Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB

Dogs rescued from South Korean meat trade arrive in Massachusetts (msn.com)
‘English fever’ in South Korea: its history and symptoms | English Today | Cambridge Core
Full article: A history of US nuclear weapons in South Korea (tandfonline.com)
A study of tropical cyclone impact on the power distribution grid in South Korea for estimating damage - ScienceDirect
Adolescent suicide in South Korea: Risk factors and proposed multi-dimensional solution - ScienceDirect

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