Trade balance in South Korea in 2025 — 96,698,362,989 US$. Ranked 6 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26,297.8%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.7B | +20.3B | +26.56% |
| 2024 | 76.4B | +69.3B | +975.85% |
| 2023 | 7.1B | +7.02B | +8,527.79% |
| 2022 | 82.31M | −65.4B | −99.87% |
| 2021 | 65.48B | +1.21B | +1.87% |
| 2020 | 64.28B | +18.13B | +39.28% |
| 2019 | 46.15B | −30.42B | −39.73% |
| 2018 | 76.57B | −488M | −0.63% |
| 2017 | 77.06B | −22.85B | −22.87% |
| 2016 | 99.9B | −888M | −0.88% |
| 2015 | 101B | +28.56B | +39.55% |
| 2014 | 72.23B | +10.53B | +17.07% |
| 2013 | 61.69B | +27.91B | +82.63% |
| 2012 | 33.78B | +22.25B | +193.01% |
| 2011 | 11.53B | −18.48B | −61.58% |
| 2010 | 30.01B | −8.3B | −21.66% |
| 2009 | 38.31B | +42.55B | +1,002% |
| 2008 | -4.25B | −13.51B | −145.83% |
| 2007 | 9.27B | +3.61B | +63.83% |
| 2006 | 5.66B | −14.6B | −72.08% |
| 2005 | 20.26B | −6.85B | −25.26% |
| 2004 | 27.11B | +16.43B | +153.96% |
| 2003 | 10.67B | +3.72B | +53.58% |
| 2002 | 6.95B | −417M | −5.65% |
| 2001 | 7.37B | −2.61B | −26.16% |
| 2000 | 9.98B | −16.48B | −62.29% |
| 1999 | 26.45B | −13.85B | −34.37% |
| 1998 | 40.3B | +45.9B | +820.7% |
| 1997 | -5.59B | +15.31B | +73.24% |
| 1996 | -20.9B | −13.78B | −193.42% |
| 1995 | -7.12B | −3.64B | −104.25% |
| 1994 | -3.49B | −4.69B | −390.49% |
| 1993 | 1.2B | +3.71B | +147.82% |
| 1992 | -2.51B | +5.38B | +68.18% |
| 1991 | -7.89B | −5.4B | −216.62% |
| 1990 | -2.49B | −6.62B | −160.42% |
| 1989 | 4.12B | −8.08B | −66.21% |
| 1988 | 12.2B | +2.68B | +28.09% |
| 1987 | 9.53B | +5.28B | +124.4% |
| 1986 | 4.25B | +3.31B | +352.5% |
| 1985 | 938M | +670M | +249.49% |
| 1984 | 268M | +2.31B | +113.14% |
| 1983 | -2.04B | +2.41B | +54.1% |
| 1982 | -4.45B | +1.04B | +18.97% |
| 1981 | -5.49B | +346M | +5.92% |
| 1980 | -5.84B | −900M | −18.23% |
| 1979 | -4.94B | −2.68B | −118.92% |
| 1978 | -2.26B | −1.5B | −200.03% |
| 1977 | -752M | +124M | +14.11% |
| 1976 | -876M | +1.04B | +54.39% |
| 1975 | -1.92B | +267M | +12.22% |
| 1974 | -2.19B | −1.66B | −312.48% |
| 1973 | -530M | +4.78M | +0.89% |
| 1972 | -535M | +494M | +48.02% |
| 1971 | -1.03B | −153M | −17.51% |
| 1970 | -876M | +33.37M | +3.67% |
| 1969 | -909M | −145M | −18.93% |
| 1968 | -765M | −251M | −49% |
| 1967 | -513M | −129M | −33.61% |
| 1966 | -384M | −160M | −71.08% |
| 1965 | -224M | +32.25M | +12.56% |
| 1964 | -257M | +170M | +39.87% |
| 1963 | -427M | −96.92M | −29.37% |
| 1962 | -330M | −90.4M | −37.73% |
| 1961 | -240M | +130M | +35.09% |
| 1960 | -369M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
