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 17.19 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 23.14 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

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
1960 0.00
1961 0.00
1962 0.00
1963 0.00
1964 0.00
1965 0.00
1966 0.00
1967 1.91
1968 2.54
1969 3.81
1970 3.48
1971 5.14
1972 7.18
1973 5.60
1974 13.51
1975 15.91
1976 16.36
1977 16.20
1978 13.70
1979 14.16
1980 23.14
1981 20.91
1982 17.56
1983 15.30
1984 11.68
1985 9.37
1986 6.11
1987 6.51
1988 5.56
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 14.24
2001 14.77
2002 12.62
2003 13.85
2004 13.70
2005 16.60
2006 18.40
2007 16.90
2008 21.26
2009 17.07
2010 17.19

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Korea was 425,212,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 435,275,000,000 in 2008 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 41,019,000,000
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

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 63.11 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 93.56 in 1961, while its lowest value was 63.11 in 2010.

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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 92.73
1961 93.56
1962 92.05
1963 92.95
1964 92.07
1965 91.42
1966 89.17
1967 90.70
1968 90.52
1969 91.07
1970 90.27
1971 91.00
1972 91.90
1973 89.16
1974 88.07
1975 90.83
1976 88.25
1977 89.83
1978 91.61
1979 88.46
1980 87.25
1981 85.95
1982 81.72
1983 82.00
1984 79.90
1985 76.55
1986 83.01
1987 83.89
1988 84.15
1989 83.98
1990 78.01
1991 81.61
1992 79.57
1993 77.50
1994 78.98
1995 79.36
1996 78.67
1997 75.86
1998 76.48
1999 74.71
2000 74.45
2001 73.01
2002 72.07
2003 72.16
2004 70.06
2005 68.99
2006 66.75
2007 63.76
2008 63.78
2009 63.86
2010 63.11

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 36.84 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 36.84 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.91 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.33
1961 3.49
1962 3.76
1963 3.01
1964 2.91
1965 3.37
1966 8.33
1967 6.15
1968 8.64
1969 8.23
1970 8.82
1971 7.94
1972 6.33
1973 8.99
1974 6.67
1975 5.79
1976 11.00
1977 10.08
1978 8.22
1979 11.12
1980 9.93
1981 9.91
1982 13.45
1983 13.23
1984 14.44
1985 16.87
1986 11.49
1987 10.65
1988 10.11
1989 9.87
1990 9.50
1991 17.62
1992 17.82
1993 18.87
1994 20.30
1995 19.90
1996 20.49
1997 23.60
1998 23.39
1999 25.20
2000 25.46
2001 26.89
2002 27.91
2003 27.82
2004 29.92
2005 30.98
2006 33.21
2007 36.22
2008 36.18
2009 36.09
2010 36.84

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 25.06 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 25.06 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.22 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.01
1961 3.02
1962 3.26
1963 2.83
1964 2.22
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 8.05
1974 5.72
1975 4.70
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 10.32
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 16.78
2001 18.34
2002 19.95
2003 20.05
2004 20.91
2005 22.49
2006 23.06
2007 24.81
2008 24.82
2009 24.68
2010 25.06

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 2.86 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 2.86 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1992 0.53
1993 1.47
1994 1.67
1995 1.84
1996 1.69
1997 1.52
1998 1.61
1999 1.87
2000 1.66
2001 1.79
2002 1.89
2003 1.79
2004 2.16
2005 1.83
2006 1.77
2007 2.38
2008 2.41
2009 2.33
2010 2.86

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 3.32 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.99 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.00
1961 0.10
1962 0.07
1963 0.12
1964 0.25
1965 0.37
1966 0.49
1967 0.33
1968 0.49
1969 0.38
1970 0.06
1971 0.08
1972 0.01
1973 0.05
1974 0.04
1975 0.04
1976 1.87
1977 0.82
1978 1.13
1979 1.45
1980 1.57
1981 2.77
1982 4.12
1983 3.75
1984 4.62
1985 5.99
1986 3.95
1987 2.88
1988 2.78
1989 2.52
1990 2.31
1991 2.77
1992 2.98
1993 2.71
1994 3.16
1995 2.92
1996 2.76
1997 2.71
1998 2.34
1999 2.37
2000 2.00
2001 2.39
2002 2.39
2003 2.50
2004 2.89
2005 2.60
2006 3.09
2007 3.07
2008 3.00
2009 3.44
2010 3.32

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 3.19 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.47 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.00
1961 0.00
1962 0.00
1963 0.00
1964 0.00
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 2.09
1980 1.32
1981 0.33
1982 0.77
1983 1.56
1984 1.23
1985 0.94
1986 0.46
1987 0.74
1988 0.84
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

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 1.47 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 1.71 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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 0.44
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 1.47

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Korea was 0.93 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.04 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing 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.

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
1964 0.00
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 0.26
1976 0.71
1977 0.67
1978 0.43
1979 0.83
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 3.04
1998 2.16
1999 2.48
2000 1.84
2001 1.27
2002 1.16
2003 1.17
2004 1.33
2005 1.18
2006 1.49
2007 1.30
2008 0.77
2009 0.77
2010 0.93

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 0.05 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 12.49 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 2003.

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 2.94
1961 2.95
1962 4.19
1963 4.04
1964 5.01
1965 5.22
1966 2.50
1967 3.15
1968 0.84
1969 0.70
1970 0.91
1971 1.06
1972 1.77
1973 1.86
1974 5.27
1975 3.38
1976 0.75
1977 0.09
1978 0.17
1979 0.43
1980 2.81
1981 4.15
1982 4.83
1983 4.77
1984 5.66
1985 6.58
1986 5.50
1987 5.47
1988 5.73
1989 6.15
1990 12.49
1991 0.76
1992 2.61
1993 3.63
1994 0.72
1995 0.73
1996 0.84
1997 0.55
1998 0.13
1999 0.09
2000 0.09
2001 0.10
2002 0.03
2003 0.02
2004 0.02
2005 0.03
2006 0.04
2007 0.03
2008 0.04
2009 0.05
2010 0.05

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Korea was $425,265,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $435,275,000,000 in 2008 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 $298,100,000
1962 $417,600,000
1963 $561,400,000
1964 $404,900,000
1965 $454,400,000
1966 $716,400,000
1967 $995,900,000
1968 $1,468,000,000
1969 $1,823,400,000
1970 $1,986,500,000
1971 $2,394,200,000
1972 $2,522,300,000
1973 $4,242,900,000
1974 $6,866,900,000
1975 $7,285,100,000
1976 $8,693,800,000
1977 $10,805,800,000
1978 $14,975,000,000
1979 $20,175,600,000
1980 $22,063,000,000
1981 $26,153,500,000
1982 $24,250,400,000
1983 $26,195,800,000
1984 $30,627,900,000
1985 $31,058,000,000
1986 $31,733,700,000
1987 $41,026,600,000
1988 $51,812,260,000
1989 $60,209,740,000
1990 $74,404,910,000
1991 $81,881,060,000
1992 $82,950,820,000
1993 $86,630,200,000
1994 $102,348,000,000
1995 $135,110,000,000
1996 $150,157,000,000
1997 $144,637,000,000
1998 $93,372,660,000
1999 $119,742,000,000
2000 $160,482,000,000
2001 $141,099,000,000
2002 $152,127,000,000
2003 $178,826,000,000
2004 $224,462,000,000
2005 $261,238,000,000
2006 $309,382,000,000
2007 $356,847,000,000
2008 $435,275,000,000
2009 $323,124,000,000
2010 $425,265,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports