Korea - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Korea was -3.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.53 in 1966 and a minimum value of -24.86 in 1964.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. 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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 -8.64
1962 35.16
1963 25.00
1964 -24.86
1965 13.46
1966 49.53
1967 30.16
1968 42.26
1969 26.08
1970 9.14
1971 20.14
1972 0.17
1973 33.99
1974 19.61
1975 4.19
1976 24.51
1977 22.07
1978 30.47
1979 13.58
1980 -3.34
1981 4.67
1982 1.51
1983 6.88
1984 4.32
1985 -2.04
1986 33.20
1987 18.09
1988 13.22
1989 15.82
1990 13.43
1991 19.98
1992 4.82
1993 6.74
1994 23.94
1995 22.03
1996 14.14
1997 2.36
1998 -24.22
1999 24.64
2000 22.09
2001 -3.46
2002 14.89
2003 10.48
2004 12.08
2005 7.75
2006 12.47
2007 11.38
2008 3.26
2009 -6.91
2010 17.51
2011 14.51
2012 2.57
2013 1.64
2014 1.26
2015 2.11
2016 5.17
2017 8.86
2018 1.71
2019 -1.91
2020 -3.33

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts