Napływ zagranicznych inwestycji bezpośrednich oraz polityka wobec nich w Korei Południowej w latach 1998-2012

Abstract

The author of the article focused on a FDI development in South Korea in the years 1998-2012. Analysis of statistical data shows that the value of investments has increased significantly, especially in the first years of the period under scrutiny. Then, in parallel with the general downturn of the global economy, investments in Korea decreased, and in the following years their value fluctuated at a rela- tively high level. Despite the increase in the FDI inflows, their importance for the Korean economy still remains small. This is in conflict with the intentions of governments that since 1998 have been pursuing an active policy of encouraging investors to involve in South Korea.