Private Sector in South Korea

200 indicators covering private sector for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Merchandise trade 71.6% 2025 up 14.5% 63rd
Food imports 6.3% 2024 up 22.4% 186th
Manufactures imports 60.1% 2024 up 14.5% 111th
Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ 2025 up 44.8% 12th
Food exports 1.6% 2024 up 41.3% 178th
Manufactures exports 87.3% 2024 up 0.9% 9th
Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ 2025 up 34.7% 8th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person 2025 up 32.9% 29th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 10.7% 48th
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year 2025 up 146.5% 117th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,226 current US$ per person 2025 up 42.9% 42nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 19.0% 98th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.0203 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.1% 172nd
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 2,889 current US$ per person 2025 up 52.8% 64th
Commercial service exports 149.31 billion current US$ 2025 up 54.8% 17th
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 27.3% 108th
Transport services 19.5% 2025 down 26.7% 152nd
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 3,549 current US$ per person 2025 up 63.4% 50th
Computer, communications and other services 57.4% 2025 up 18.9% 26th
Commercial service imports 183.44 billion current US$ 2025 up 65.6% 12th
Computer, communications and other services 55.9% 2025 up 19.4% 41st
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2025 up 36.1% 102nd
Travel services 19.5% 2025 down 14.7% 104th
Travel services 14.9% 2025 down 3.1% 156th
Transport services 25.0% 2025 down 29.3% 63rd
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year 2025 up 144.7% 130th
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.75 % change on previous year 2025 up 363.0% 92nd
Insurance and financial services 3.6% 2025 up 57.5% 146th
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 14.4% 2023 down 38.0% 34th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 58.5% 2023 down 12.5% 104th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 8.7% 2023 down 3.7% 155th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 32.9% 2023 up 35.9% 31st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.0% 2023 up 218.2% 130th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin 3.3% 2023 up 39.7% 61st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle 2.0% 2023 down 48.2% 55th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 1.2% 2023 down 12.3% 148th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 1.2% 2023 up 2.2% 83rd
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 87.5% 81st
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 640.41 billion current US$ 2023 up 24.3% 10th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 32.9% 2023 up 35.9% 45th
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 2.6% 2023 down 44.7% 98th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 53.5% 2023 up 8.9% 132nd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 11.4% 2023 down 15.5% 101st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 35.1% 2023 down 6.0% 32nd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 2.5% 2023 up 35.7% 60th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 3.3% 2023 down 29.5% 45th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle 0.8% 2023 down 65.4% 81st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 3.3% 2023 up 29.3% 66th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 1.4% 2023 down 28.7% 91st
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 92.9% 54th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 632.29 billion current US$ 2023 up 14.7% 8th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 35.1% 2023 down 6.0% 48th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 12.8% 13th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 24.4% 17th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 12,227 current US$ per person 2023 up 11.8% 31st
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 10.8% 56th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 2023 up 14.5% 13th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual -7.47 % change on previous year 2023 down 564.9% 129th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita 12,384 current US$ per person 2023 up 21.2% 36th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit 0.3471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2023 down 3.3% 98th