Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — South Korea

Merchandise exports in South Korea in 2025 — 709,330,000,000 US$. Ranked 8 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,216,556.3%.

2025 709B US$ +3.76% vs 2024
World rank 8of 205
Period maximum 709B US$2025
Period minimum 32M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — South Korea, 1960–20250200B400B600B800B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 32,000,000 US$1962: 56,000,000 US$1964: 118,000,000 US$1966: 251,000,000 US$1968: 457,000,000 US$1970: 836,000,000 US$1972: 1,625,000,000 US$1974: 4,462,000,000 US$1976: 7,716,000,000 US$1978: 12,722,000,000 US$1980: 17,512,000,000 US$1982: 21,853,000,000 US$1984: 29,245,000,000 US$1986: 34,715,000,000 US$1988: 60,696,000,000 US$1990: 65,016,000,000 US$1992: 76,632,000,000 US$1994: 96,013,000,000 US$1996: 129,715,000,000 US$1998: 132,313,000,000 US$2000: 172,268,000,000 US$2002: 162,471,000,000 US$2004: 253,845,000,000 US$2006: 325,465,000,000 US$2008: 422,007,000,000 US$2010: 466,384,000,000 US$2012: 547,870,000,000 US$2014: 573,091,000,000 US$2016: 495,426,000,000 US$2018: 604,860,000,000 US$2020: 512,498,000,000 US$2022: 683,585,000,000 US$2024: 683,609,000,000 US$2025: 709,330,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +709B (+2,216,556.25%) Average annual rate: 16.64 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 709B US$
World 26.39T US$
Eastern Asia computed 5.99T US$
High-income countries computed 16.71T US$
Merchandise exports — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 709B +25.72B +3.76%
2024 684B +51.38B +8.13%
2023 632B −51.36B −7.51%
2022 684B +39.19B +6.08%
2021 644B +132B +25.74%
2020 512B −29.74B −5.48%
2019 542B −62.63B −10.35%
2018 605B +31.17B +5.43%
2017 574B +78.27B +15.8%
2016 495B −31.33B −5.95%
2015 527B −46.33B −8.08%
2014 573B +13.46B +2.4%
2013 560B +11.76B +2.15%
2012 548B −7.34B −1.32%
2011 555B +88.83B +19.05%
2010 466B +103B +28.29%
2009 364B −58.47B −13.86%
2008 422B +50.52B +13.6%
2007 371B +46.02B +14.14%
2006 325B +41.05B +14.43%
2005 284B +30.57B +12.04%
2004 254B +60.03B +30.97%
2003 194B +31.35B +19.29%
2002 162B +12.03B +8%
2001 150B −21.83B −12.67%
2000 172B +28.58B +19.89%
1999 144B +11.37B +8.59%
1998 132B −3.85B −2.83%
1997 136B +6.45B +4.97%
1996 130B +4.66B +3.72%
1995 125B +29.05B +30.25%
1994 96.01B +13.78B +16.75%
1993 82.24B +5.6B +7.31%
1992 76.63B +4.76B +6.63%
1991 71.87B +6.85B +10.54%
1990 65.02B +2.64B +4.23%
1989 62.38B +1.68B +2.77%
1988 60.7B +13.42B +28.37%
1987 47.28B +12.57B +36.2%
1986 34.72B +4.43B +14.64%
1985 30.28B +1.04B +3.55%
1984 29.25B +4.8B +19.63%
1983 24.45B +2.59B +11.87%
1982 21.85B +585M +2.75%
1981 21.27B +3.76B +21.45%
1980 17.51B +2.46B +16.3%
1979 15.06B +2.34B +18.35%
1978 12.72B +2.67B +26.61%
1977 10.05B +2.33B +30.22%
1976 7.72B +2.77B +56.04%
1975 4.95B +483M +10.82%
1974 4.46B +1.24B +38.53%
1973 3.22B +1.6B +98.22%
1972 1.63B +558M +52.3%
1971 1.07B +231M +27.63%
1970 836M +212M +33.97%
1969 624M +167M +36.54%
1968 457M +136M +42.37%
1967 321M +70M +27.89%
1966 251M +78M +45.09%
1965 173M +55M +46.61%
1964 118M +31M +35.63%
1963 87M +31M +55.36%
1962 56M +15M +36.59%
1961 41M +9M +28.13%
1960 32M

Eastern Asia, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.