South Korea Imports 1960-2023

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • South Korea imports for 2021 was $696.44B, a 29.62% increase from 2020.
  • South Korea imports for 2020 was $537.27B, a 10.82% decline from 2019.
  • South Korea imports for 2019 was $602.46B, a 6.3% decline from 2018.
  • South Korea imports for 2018 was $642.95B, a 9.41% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
United States $3,401.36B
Germany $1,776.91B
Japan $936.41B
France $928.51B
United Kingdom $899.37B
Netherlands $736.54B
Hong Kong $733.55B
South Korea $696.44B
Italy $638.91B
Singapore $609.27B
Canada $609.19B
Belgium $509.81B
Ireland $479.13B
Spain $477.43B
Switzerland $476.22B
Poland $370.53B
Australia $276.30B
Austria $265.75B
Sweden $261.84B
Denmark $209.20B
Saudi Arabia $202.95B
Czech Republic $196.60B
Luxembourg $151.08B
Hungary $147.74B
Norway $141.35B
Israel $124.59B
Finland $116.51B
Portugal $113.08B
Slovak Republic $109.57B
Greece $104.40B
Chile $103.18B
Argentina $72.82B
New Zealand $66.38B
Qatar $61.33B
Lithuania $50.48B
Slovenia $47.73B
Puerto Rico $45.06B
Oman $36.50B
Croatia $36.37B
Estonia $29.26B
Latvia $26.66B
Panama $26.48B
Malta $23.78B
Cyprus $23.78B
Macao $22.89B
Uruguay $15.02B
Iceland $10.24B
Brunei $9.38B
Bahamas $4.72B
Guam $3.67B
Aruba $2.13B
Barbados $1.96B
Faroe Islands $1.91B
Bermuda $1.71B
Seychelles $1.17B
South Korea Imports - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $696.44B 38.46%
2020 $537.27B 32.67%
2019 $602.46B 36.48%
2018 $642.95B 37.28%
2017 $587.64B 36.19%
2016 $502.10B 33.47%
2015 $529.77B 36.14%
2014 $635.04B 42.78%
2013 $639.61B 46.66%
2012 $656.66B 51.36%
2011 $654.54B 52.23%
2010 $506.77B 44.30%
2009 $386.53B 40.95%
2008 $501.41B 47.87%
2007 $427.80B 36.48%
2006 $368.89B 35.03%
2005 $308.91B 33.04%
2004 $263.82B 33.26%
2003 $209.25B 29.78%
2002 $179.27B 28.58%
2001 $166.69B 30.44%
2000 $185.28B 32.16%
1999 $135.18B 27.17%
1998 $111.02B 28.96%
1997 $166.24B 29.18%
1996 $169.94B 27.85%
1995 $151.50B 26.74%
1994 $114.03B 24.60%
1993 $91.28B 23.25%
1992 $87.77B 24.69%
1991 $86.13B 26.05%
1990 $72.98B 25.76%
1989 $63.10B 25.56%
1988 $52.32B 26.21%
1987 $41.70B 28.18%
1986 $32.88B 28.14%
1985 $26.12B 25.79%
1984 $27.76B 28.46%
1983 $26.35B 30.03%
1982 $25.75B 32.86%
1981 $27.12B 37.19%
1980 $24.26B 37.09%
1979 $20.68B 30.89%
1978 $15.19B 29.22%
1977 $10.72B 27.88%
1976 $8.48B 28.35%
1975 $6.82B 31.33%
1974 $6.51B 33.30%
1973 $3.84B 27.65%
1972 $2.33B 21.44%
1971 $2.28B 23.01%
1970 $1.90B 21.12%
1969 $1.72B 22.45%
1968 $1.39B 22.64%
1967 $0.96B 19.68%
1966 $0.72B 18.22%
1965 $0.45B 14.33%
1964 $0.43B 12.38%
1963 $0.58B 14.66%
1962 $0.44B 15.61%
1961 $0.34B 13.95%
1960 $0.47B 11.96%