2025 Foreign Direct Investment Briefing
- Registration date2026-01-07
Nam Myung-woo, Acting Director General for Cross-Border Investment Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim), delivered a briefing to the press on Korea’s 2025 foreign direct investment performance at the Government Complex Sejong on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
During the briefing, Acting Director General Nam noted that Korea’s annual foreign direct investment in 2025, based on investment notifications, rose 4.3 percent year-on-year to USD 36.1 billion, marking the highest level on record, while funds received increased 16.3 percent to $18.0 billion, ranking third highest on record.
The briefing was followed by a question-and-answer session with members of the press corps.