Private Sector in South Korea

88 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
Commercial service exports 149.31 billion current US$ 2025 up 54.8% 17th
Transport services 19.5% 2025 down 26.7% 150th
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
Travel services 14.9% 2025 down 3.1% 154th
Travel services 19.5% 2025 down 14.7% 102nd
Transport services 25.0% 2025 down 29.3% 63rd
Insurance and financial services 3.6% 2025 up 57.5% 144th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 87.5% 81st
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 92.9% 54th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 1.4% 2023 down 28.7% 91st
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 58.5% 2023 down 12.5% 104th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 8.7% 2023 down 3.7% 153rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 32.9% 2023 up 35.9% 31st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.0% 2023 up 218.2% 128th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 3.3% 2023 up 39.7% 61st
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 2.0% 2023 down 48.2% 55th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 1.2% 2023 down 12.3% 146th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 1.2% 2023 up 2.2% 83rd
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 11.4% 2023 down 15.5% 101st
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 regio 32.9% 2023 up 35.9% 45th
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 Middle East 0.8% 2023 down 65.4% 81st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 3.3% 2023 down 29.5% 45th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Ce 2.5% 2023 up 35.7% 58th
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 14.4% 2023 down 38.0% 34th
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 within region 35.1% 2023 down 6.0% 46th
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 2.6% 2023 down 44.7% 98th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 632.29 billion current US$ 2023 up 14.7% 8th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 53.5% 2023 up 8.9% 130th
Insurance and financial services 4.2% 2025 up 72.0% 73rd
Export unit value index 102.1 2015 = 100 2024 down 9.9% 192nd
Import unit value index 115.5 2015 = 100 2024 down 8.9% 181st
Export value index 129.8 2015 = 100 2024 up 19.3% 140th
Import value index 144.7 2015 = 100 2024 up 20.2% 113th
Export volume index 127.1 2015 = 100 2024 up 32.4% 70th
Import volume index 125.3 2015 = 100 2024 up 32.0% 82nd
Net barter terms of trade index 88.3 2015 = 100 2024 down 1.1% 174th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products 15.0% 2022 up 40.4% 37th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products 4.0% 2022 down 16.1% 129th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products 8.7% 2022 up 12.3% 72nd
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products 5.7% 2022 down 43.7% 96th
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products 10.9% 2022 up 2.5% 39th
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products 5.7% 2022 down 25.4% 75th
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products 1.8% 2022 down 60.7% 125th
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products 2.4% 2022 down 66.8% 134th
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products 23.8% 2022 down 8.8% 10th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products 7.1% 2022 down 4.5% 93rd
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products 13.6% 2022 up 1.9% 30th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products 33.4% 2022 up 8.3% 2nd