Korea - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 9.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 23.23 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.91 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 1.91
1968 2.54
1969 3.81
1970 3.48
1971 5.14
1972 7.18
1973 5.60
1974 13.52
1975 15.92
1976 16.36
1977 16.20
1978 13.70
1979 14.11
1980 23.12
1981 20.91
1982 17.55
1983 15.29
1984 11.65
1985 9.36
1986 6.11
1987 6.49
1988 5.30
1989 6.22
1990 7.11
1991 7.44
1992 9.03
1993 8.68
1994 7.65
1995 7.60
1996 8.61
1997 10.28
1998 10.69
1999 10.48
2000 14.17
2001 14.70
2002 12.64
2003 13.81
2004 13.63
2005 16.55
2006 18.34
2007 16.82
2008 21.23
2009 17.07
2010 17.19
2011 20.44
2012 22.78
2013 23.23
2014 21.60
2015 14.95
2016 12.04
2017 12.69
2018 15.06
2019 13.68
2020 9.35

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Korea was 467,633,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 535,202,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 316,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 344,000,000
1961 316,000,000
1962 422,000,000
1963 560,000,000
1964 404,000,000
1965 463,000,000
1966 716,000,000
1967 996,000,000
1968 1,463,000,000
1969 1,824,000,000
1970 1,984,000,000
1971 2,394,000,000
1972 2,522,000,000
1973 4,240,000,000
1974 6,852,000,000
1975 7,274,000,000
1976 8,774,000,000
1977 10,811,000,000
1978 14,972,000,000
1979 20,339,000,000
1980 22,292,000,000
1981 26,131,000,000
1982 24,251,000,000
1983 26,192,000,000
1984 30,631,000,000
1985 31,136,000,000
1986 31,585,000,000
1987 41,020,000,000
1988 51,811,000,000
1989 61,465,000,000
1990 69,844,000,000
1991 81,525,000,000
1992 81,775,000,000
1993 83,800,000,000
1994 102,348,000,000
1995 135,119,000,000
1996 150,339,000,000
1997 144,616,000,000
1998 93,282,000,000
1999 119,752,000,000
2000 160,481,000,000
2001 141,098,000,000
2002 152,126,000,000
2003 178,827,000,000
2004 224,463,000,000
2005 261,238,000,000
2006 309,383,000,000
2007 356,846,000,000
2008 435,275,000,000
2009 323,085,000,000
2010 425,212,000,000
2011 524,413,000,000
2012 519,585,000,000
2013 515,584,000,000
2014 525,564,000,000
2015 436,499,000,000
2016 406,193,000,000
2017 478,478,000,000
2018 535,202,000,000
2019 503,343,000,000
2020 467,633,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 56.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 93.31 in 1961, while its lowest value was 56.22 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 91.87
1961 93.31
1962 92.12
1963 92.91
1964 91.95
1965 91.11
1966 88.96
1967 90.51
1968 90.27
1969 90.64
1970 89.70
1971 90.31
1972 90.95
1973 88.83
1974 87.82
1975 90.49
1976 89.63
1977 89.86
1978 91.50
1979 88.36
1980 87.09
1981 85.45
1982 81.68
1983 82.18
1984 80.63
1985 78.05
1986 83.66
1987 84.31
1988 84.04
1989 83.92
1990 78.00
1991 81.55
1992 79.83
1993 77.99
1994 79.78
1995 79.94
1996 79.35
1997 76.90
1998 77.36
1999 75.46
2000 75.15
2001 73.70
2002 72.62
2003 72.95
2004 71.18
2005 70.04
2006 68.15
2007 65.14
2008 64.85
2009 65.02
2010 64.14
2011 63.07
2012 64.50
2013 64.51
2014 63.21
2015 60.51
2016 59.27
2017 58.70
2018 57.97
2019 56.65
2020 56.22

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 43.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 43.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.92 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.33
1961 3.50
1962 3.77
1963 3.02
1964 2.92
1965 3.37
1966 8.15
1967 6.06
1968 8.51
1969 8.19
1970 8.82
1971 7.94
1972 6.33
1973 8.99
1974 6.67
1975 5.79
1976 9.31
1977 9.61
1978 7.66
1979 10.35
1980 9.14
1981 9.05
1982 12.81
1983 12.49
1984 13.19
1985 14.65
1986 10.34
1987 9.65
1988 9.25
1989 9.20
1990 8.89
1991 16.36
1992 16.86
1993 17.87
1994 18.93
1995 18.73
1996 19.29
1997 22.51
1998 22.49
1999 24.42
2000 24.75
2001 26.17
2002 27.33
2003 27.01
2004 28.76
2005 29.84
2006 31.79
2007 34.81
2008 35.13
2009 34.93
2010 35.79
2011 36.86
2012 35.44
2013 35.42
2014 36.76
2015 39.40
2016 40.60
2017 41.13
2018 41.61
2019 42.89
2020 43.12

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 33.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.28 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.23 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.01
1961 3.03
1962 3.27
1963 2.84
1964 2.23
1965 2.71
1966 5.16
1967 4.40
1968 5.22
1969 5.59
1970 6.20
1971 6.31
1972 5.75
1973 8.06
1974 5.73
1975 4.71
1976 5.77
1977 5.78
1978 4.99
1979 6.04
1980 6.09
1981 5.89
1982 6.63
1983 5.73
1984 6.52
1985 7.36
1986 5.74
1987 5.95
1988 5.46
1989 5.63
1990 5.45
1991 10.33
1992 10.78
1993 11.33
1994 11.38
1995 11.32
1996 11.88
1997 13.64
1998 14.71
1999 15.63
2000 16.79
2001 18.36
2002 20.06
2003 20.06
2004 20.92
2005 22.50
2006 23.08
2007 24.83
2008 24.83
2009 24.69
2010 25.06
2011 24.61
2012 23.39
2013 24.16
2014 24.97
2015 29.04
2016 30.51
2017 29.79
2018 29.56
2019 31.22
2020 33.28

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 3.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 3.90 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1967 0.01
1968 0.01
1976 0.09
1977 0.11
1978 0.09
1979 0.05
1980 0.07
1981 0.07
1982 0.01
1983 0.03
1984 0.01
1985 0.26
1986 0.02
1987 0.02
1988 0.07
1989 0.06
1990 0.22
1991 0.41
1992 0.50
1993 1.45
1994 1.63
1995 1.78
1996 1.62
1997 1.46
1998 1.52
1999 1.84
2000 1.64
2001 1.76
2002 1.85
2003 1.75
2004 2.09
2005 1.79
2006 1.74
2007 2.34
2008 2.36
2009 2.28
2010 2.80
2011 2.53
2012 2.64
2013 2.57
2014 3.44
2015 3.07
2016 2.56
2017 3.04
2018 3.90
2019 3.66
2020 3.05

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 3.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 3.77 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.10
1962 0.07
1963 0.13
1964 0.25
1965 0.37
1966 0.31
1967 0.25
1968 0.35
1969 0.34
1970 0.06
1971 0.08
1972 0.01
1973 0.05
1974 0.04
1975 0.04
1976 0.22
1977 0.38
1978 0.67
1979 0.88
1980 0.86
1981 1.91
1982 3.49
1983 3.03
1984 3.39
1985 3.77
1986 2.80
1987 1.90
1988 2.18
1989 1.86
1990 1.70
1991 2.24
1992 2.04
1993 1.72
1994 1.82
1995 1.80
1996 1.62
1997 1.64
1998 1.52
1999 1.58
2000 1.38
2001 1.76
2002 1.78
2003 1.77
2004 1.85
2005 1.54
2006 1.75
2007 1.77
2008 1.84
2009 2.11
2010 2.16
2011 2.56
2012 2.56
2013 2.39
2014 2.35
2015 2.45
2016 2.58
2017 2.67
2018 2.63
2019 3.12
2020 3.41

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 1.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 4.39 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.13 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1965 0.13
1966 2.39
1967 1.21
1968 1.93
1969 1.44
1970 1.99
1971 1.08
1972 0.16
1973 0.32
1974 0.44
1975 0.25
1976 2.12
1977 2.45
1978 1.18
1979 2.04
1980 1.30
1981 0.33
1982 0.76
1983 1.54
1984 1.20
1985 0.94
1986 0.45
1987 0.72
1988 0.58
1989 0.50
1990 0.38
1991 1.43
1992 1.57
1993 1.59
1994 2.03
1995 1.53
1996 1.58
1997 1.82
1998 1.68
1999 1.98
2000 2.35
2001 2.04
2002 1.48
2003 1.45
2004 1.64
2005 1.93
2006 2.48
2007 3.17
2008 3.47
2009 3.41
2010 3.19
2011 4.39
2012 4.26
2013 3.77
2014 3.30
2015 2.42
2016 2.62
2017 3.35
2018 3.11
2019 2.60
2020 1.27

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 1.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.71 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.21
1961 0.27
1962 0.24
1963 0.04
1964 0.45
1965 0.11
1966 0.07
1967 0.11
1968 0.95
1969 0.75
1970 0.33
1971 0.41
1972 0.17
1973 0.28
1974 0.32
1975 0.54
1976 0.40
1977 0.22
1978 0.30
1979 0.54
1980 0.33
1981 0.40
1982 0.69
1983 1.32
1984 1.38
1985 1.02
1986 0.77
1987 0.80
1988 0.63
1989 0.74
1990 0.65
1991 1.01
1992 0.89
1993 0.86
1994 0.86
1995 0.85
1996 0.89
1997 0.86
1998 0.90
1999 0.88
2000 0.83
2001 1.06
2002 1.04
2003 0.85
2004 0.99
2005 0.96
2006 1.32
2007 1.49
2008 1.71
2009 1.46
2010 1.48
2011 1.71
2012 1.55
2013 1.38
2014 1.16
2015 1.13
2016 1.21
2017 1.17
2018 1.25
2019 1.29
2020 1.21

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 0.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.09 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.11
1961 0.10
1962 0.19
1963 0.02
1965 0.04
1966 0.22
1967 0.08
1968 0.05
1969 0.08
1970 0.25
1971 0.06
1972 0.24
1973 0.29
1974 0.14
1975 0.27
1976 0.71
1977 0.67
1978 0.43
1979 0.82
1980 0.49
1981 0.45
1982 1.23
1983 0.83
1984 0.68
1985 1.30
1986 0.55
1987 0.26
1988 0.33
1989 0.42
1990 0.49
1991 0.94
1992 1.08
1993 0.91
1994 1.19
1995 1.45
1996 1.69
1997 3.09
1998 2.16
1999 2.51
2000 1.75
2001 1.19
2002 1.11
2003 1.12
2004 1.27
2005 1.13
2006 1.41
2007 1.21
2008 0.93
2009 0.98
2010 1.10
2011 1.07
2012 1.04
2013 1.15
2014 1.54
2015 1.28
2016 1.12
2017 1.12
2018 1.16
2019 0.99
2020 0.90

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 0.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 13.11 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 2008.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.80
1961 3.19
1962 4.11
1963 4.07
1964 5.13
1965 5.52
1966 2.89
1967 3.42
1968 1.22
1969 1.16
1970 1.48
1971 1.75
1972 2.72
1973 2.18
1974 5.51
1975 3.71
1976 1.06
1977 0.52
1978 0.83
1979 1.29
1980 3.77
1981 5.50
1982 5.51
1983 5.34
1984 6.18
1985 7.31
1986 6.01
1987 6.04
1988 6.70
1989 6.88
1990 13.11
1991 2.09
1992 3.31
1993 4.14
1994 1.29
1995 1.33
1996 1.36
1997 0.59
1998 0.15
1999 0.12
2000 0.10
2001 0.13
2002 0.05
2003 0.05
2004 0.07
2005 0.11
2006 0.06
2007 0.05
2008 0.02
2009 0.05
2010 0.07
2011 0.06
2012 0.06
2013 0.07
2014 0.03
2015 0.09
2016 0.13
2017 0.18
2018 0.42
2019 0.47
2020 0.66

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Korea was $467,645,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $534,720,000,000 in 2018 and $279,200,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $279,200,000
1961 $297,400,000
1962 $416,300,000
1963 $559,900,000
1964 $403,800,000
1965 $454,400,000
1966 $716,400,000
1967 $995,900,000
1968 $1,468,000,000
1969 $1,823,400,000
1970 $1,985,300,000
1971 $2,394,200,000
1972 $2,522,000,000
1973 $4,241,500,000
1974 $6,859,400,000
1975 $7,279,700,000
1976 $8,693,700,000
1977 $10,805,800,000
1978 $14,974,900,000
1979 $20,175,600,000
1980 $22,062,800,000
1981 $26,153,500,000
1982 $24,250,200,000
1983 $26,195,800,000
1984 $30,627,900,000
1985 $31,058,000,000
1986 $31,733,500,000
1987 $41,026,400,000
1988 $51,812,260,000
1989 $60,209,620,000
1990 $74,404,910,000
1991 $81,825,600,000
1992 $82,950,770,000
1993 $86,630,200,000
1994 $102,348,000,000
1995 $135,110,000,000
1996 $150,157,000,000
1997 $144,635,000,000
1998 $93,371,470,000
1999 $119,741,000,000
2000 $160,340,000,000
2001 $140,986,000,000
2002 $151,292,000,000
2003 $178,738,000,000
2004 $224,283,000,000
2005 $261,097,000,000
2006 $309,146,000,000
2007 $356,501,000,000
2008 $435,149,000,000
2009 $323,069,000,000
2010 $425,212,000,000
2011 $524,375,000,000
2012 $519,584,000,000
2013 $515,586,000,000
2014 $525,515,000,000
2015 $436,499,000,000
2016 $406,032,000,000
2017 $472,574,000,000
2018 $534,720,000,000
2019 $502,758,000,000
2020 $467,645,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports