Exports in South Korea increased to 59800 USD Million in June from 57270 USD Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - South Korea Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

South Korea's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$683.13 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Korea's main export partners were: China, the United States and Vietnam. The top three export commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Vehicles other than railway, tramway and Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. Total Imports were valued at US$631.73 Billion. In 2024, South Korea had a trade surplus of US$51.40 Billion.

Key information about South Korea Total Exports

• South Korea Total Exports recorded 52.5 USD bn in Feb 2025, compared with 49.2 USD bn in the previous month
• South Korea Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1966 to Feb 2025, with an averaged value of 9.7 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 63.8 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 14.8 USD mn in Jan 1966

• In the latest reports, South Korea Total Exports grew 0.7 % YoY in Feb 2025
• Total Imports recorded 48.3 USD bn in Feb 2025, which registered an increase of 0.2 % year on year
• South Korea Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 4.2 USD bn in Feb 2025

The statistic shows the value of exports of goods from South Korea from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, goods with a value of around ****** billion U.S. dollars were exported from South Korea. South Korea's exports The quantity of exports from South Korea has been rising over the past 10 years, with a slight dip in 2009, at the time of the economic crisis. South Korea is one of the leading exporters of cars and electronic goods. Both Hyundai and Samsung are South Korean corporate heavyweights and hold large market shares in their respective segments. However, since 2011 it can be seen that the rise of the value of South Korean exports has slowed. This is likely due to the value of the country's currency, the won, rising higher than the Japanese Yen, making Korean goods less competitive on the global market. Petroleum products are also an important South Korean export, and falling global oil and gas prices are likely to have been a contributor to lower-than-expected export values as well. However, Korea is also looking to reduce its dependence on exports and focus on developing its domestic service sector instead, in order to sustain long-term economic growth. However, the distribution of the sectors' share in GDP generation has remained nearly the same for the past 10 years. While the country is also experiencing greatly reduced levels of growth compared to 2010, when GDP growth reached *** percent, the country is hoping to improve growth rates in the future.

South Korea Exports to United States was US$128.37 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Korea Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

Key information about South Korea Total Imports

• South Korea Total Imports recorded 48.3 USD bn in Feb 2025, compared with a value of 51.0 USD bn in the previous month
• South Korea Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1966 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 8.5 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 66.0 USD bn in Aug 2022 and a record low of 38.6 USD mn in Jan 1966

• In the latest reports, South Korea Total Imports grew 0.2 % YoY in Feb 2025
• Total Exports grew 0.7 % YoY, to 52.5 USD bn in Feb 2025
• South Korea Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 4.2 USD bn in Feb 2025

In 2024, the export value of electrical machinery, equipment, and related parts from South Korea accounted for approximately ** percent of the country's total exports, making it the product category with the highest export share. Following were vehicle-related products.

South Korea Exports: Volume: Philippines: Fish & Crustaceans, Molluscs & Others data was reported at 506.800 Ton th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 419.100 Ton th for Feb 2025. South Korea Exports: Volume: Philippines: Fish & Crustaceans, Molluscs & Others data is updated monthly, averaging 514.400 Ton th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 303 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,358.400 Ton th in Apr 2009 and a record low of 0.000 Ton th in Apr 2006. South Korea Exports: Volume: Philippines: Fish & Crustaceans, Molluscs & Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Customs Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.JA010: Trade Statistics: Export: Volume: HS Code: 2 Digits: Top 20 Countries.

South Korea Exports: Value: Vietnam: NukeReactor,Boiler,Machinery&MechApp data was reported at 293.472 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 239.317 USD mn for Feb 2025. South Korea Exports: Value: Vietnam: NukeReactor,Boiler,Machinery&MechApp data is updated monthly, averaging 113.575 USD mn from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 303 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 968.729 USD mn in Apr 2017 and a record low of 9.560 USD mn in Oct 2000. South Korea Exports: Value: Vietnam: NukeReactor,Boiler,Machinery&MechApp data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Customs Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.JA009: Trade Statistics: Export: Value: HS Code: 2 Digits: Top 20 Countries.

Korea Exports: CI: Music data was reported at 455,386.000 USD th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 442,566.000 USD th for 2016. Korea Exports: CI: Music data is updated yearly, averaging 139,687.500 USD th from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 455,386.000 USD th in 2017 and a record low of 13,885.000 USD th in 2007. Korea Exports: CI: Music data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Creative Content Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.JA051: Trade Statistics: Contents Industry.

This page displays a table with South Korea Exports By Country,exports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

This statistic presents the leading export companies in South Korea as of December 2018, by sales. According to the source, Samsung Electronics was ranked number one with sales amounting to approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about South Korea Total Imports Growth

• South Korea Total Imports grew 0.2 % YoY in Feb 2025, compared with a decrease of 6.4 % YoY in the previous month
• South Korea Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1967 to Feb 2025, with an averaged rate of 14.5 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 115.6 % in Feb 1974 and a record low of -43.9 % in Jul 1998

• In the latest reports, South Korea Total Imports recorded 48.3 USD bn in Feb 2025
• Total Exports reached 52.5 USD bn in Feb 2025, which registered an increase of 0.7 % year on year
• South Korea Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 4.2 USD bn in Feb 2025

In 2022, the number of exports from South Korea to North Korea amounted to just *** cases. After the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2016, which was a joint inter-Korean economic project located in North Korea, imports and exports between South and North Korea decreased significantly.

Korea Exports: Latin America: Colombia data was reported at 67,313.000 USD th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 105,103.000 USD th for May 2018. Korea Exports: Latin America: Colombia data is updated monthly, averaging 52,817.000 USD th from Jan 1993 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 306 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 206,856.000 USD th in Oct 2014 and a record low of 6,672.000 USD th in Feb 1999. Korea Exports: Latin America: Colombia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Customs Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Korea – Table KR.JA004: Trade Statistics: Export: Value: By Country.

South Korea Exports: Europe: EU (28) data was reported at 6,768,024.000 USD th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,686,513.000 USD th for Feb 2025. South Korea Exports: Europe: EU (28) data is updated monthly, averaging 4,219,918.000 USD th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 303 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,944,221.000 USD th in Mar 2022 and a record low of 1,587,088.000 USD th in Jul 2001. South Korea Exports: Europe: EU (28) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Customs Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.JA007: Trade Statistics: Export: Value: by Country. Figures represent the trade statistics of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, regardless of their entry or exit dates in the European Union.

In 2023, the export value of South Korean food amounted to around **** billion U.S. dollars, up from approximately **** billion dollars in the previous year. While the export value of food from Korea has risen throughout the years, the export price index was also elevated compared to the baseline set in 2015. Food production in South Korea As of 2023, there were over ****** food manufacturers and processors in South Korea. Although the number of food manufacturing businesses has grown only slowly during the last three years, it was still greatly increased compared to earlier years. The large majority of these establishments were located in the Gyeonggi province, which surrounds the capital city, Seoul. With increased demand, as well as increased means of production, it is no wonder that the value of food produced in South Korea has also been on the rise. What type of food is exported? Among the food products exported from South Korea, oil-fried noodles were clearly in the leading position, with almost double the value of the second-placed processed fishery products. Kimchi products, Korea's most famous side dish, also managed to rank among the top ten exported food items. Alongside noodles and Kimchi, various food product exports are those needed for the preparation of other globally popular Korean dishes, such as condiments and gim, which is dried seaweed.

Exports to Russia in South Korea increased to 739245 USD Thousand in February from 426157 USD Thousand in January of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for South Korea Exports to Russia.

In 2023, the export value of the content industry totaled around ***** billion U.S. dollars. This represents an increase from the previous years, as well as the highest recorded export value. Between 2014 and 2023, the total export value of South Korean content increased by over *** percent.

Exports: USA: Heavy Industry Pdts: Metal Goods data was reported at 422.952 USD mn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 387.828 USD mn for Sep 2018. Exports: USA: Heavy Industry Pdts: Metal Goods data is updated monthly, averaging 252.515 USD mn from Jan 1998 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 250 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 766.659 USD mn in Nov 2014 and a record low of 92.882 USD mn in May 2003. Exports: USA: Heavy Industry Pdts: Metal Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Korea Customs Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.JA025: Trade Statistics: Value: Korea Customs Service Classification: United States.