南朝鲜的对外投资始于1968年,迄今已有20年的历史。初期以资源开发和推销商品为主,80年代以后大幅增加了对制造业的投资;投资市场也逐步由东南亚地区扩展到北美、中东、大洋州等地区。截至1987年末对外投资额已超过10亿美元。就其发展状况看,同发达国家相比它迄今仍处于初级阶段,但在发展中国家则居于领先地位,而且经济效益显著。一、发展状况及特点南朝鲜的对外投资虽起步较早,但由于资金短缺,技术和经验不足,企业尚不具备对外大规模投资的条件。因此,对外投资一直增长缓慢,1968年至1980年的13年间,对外投资仅363项,金额1.7亿美元,年均为27项、1300万美元,且大部分集中于资源开发和贸易 South Korea’s foreign investment began in 1968 and has so far reached 20 years. In the early stage, the Company focused on resources development and marketing of commodities. After the 1980s, the investment in manufacturing industry was substantially increased. The investment market also gradually expanded from Southeast Asia to North America, the Middle East and Oceania. As of the end of 1987, foreign investment has exceeded 1 billion US dollars. As far as its development is concerned, it is still in its infancy as compared with developed countries but its leading position in the developing countries is remarkable with economic benefits. First, the development status and characteristics Although South Korea’s foreign investment started earlier, due to lack of funds, technology and experience, enterprises still do not have the conditions for large-scale foreign investment. As a result, foreign investment has been slow to grow. From 1968 to 1980, there were only 363 foreign investments of 170 million U.S. dollars, with an annual average of 27 and 13 million U.S. dollars, mostly for resource development and trade