Overseas stock investments triple to record high in 2025: BOK

South Koreans' overseas stock investments nearly tripled from a year earlier to an all-time high in 2025, expanding to a level comparable to the country's annual current account surplus, central bank data showed Wednesday. Residents' combined overseas equity investments reached $114.35 billion last year, up from $42.16 billion in 2024, according to the data compiled by the Bank of Korea. The figure is more than double the previous record of $68.53 billion set in 2021. By investor type, asset man

By The Korea Herald