Imports (As % of GDP) fell 8.95% to 0.439% in South Korea in 2023

Imports (As % of GDP) (%), 2023
Economy | South Korea | September 1, 2025
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Imports as a share of GDP fell 8.95% to 0.439% in South Korea in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, imports as a share of GDP in South Korea reached an all time high of 0.522% in 2011 and an all time low of 0.120% in 1960.

South Korea has been ranked 76th within the group of 157 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Imports (As % of GDP) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Cambodia % 0.630% 0.603% 0.622% 0.738% 0.737%
China % 0.181% 0.171% 0.158% 0.170% 0.171%
Dem. People's Republic of Korea % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
India % 0.237% 0.212% 0.191% 0.240% 0.268%
Japan % 0.183% 0.178% 0.158% 0.186% 0.253% ...
Laos % ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Russia % 0.208% 0.208% 0.204% 0.206% 0.151%
South Korea % 0.373% 0.365% 0.327% 0.383% 0.483% ...
Thailand % 0.560% 0.502% 0.463% 0.587% 0.675%
USA % 0.152% 0.145% 0.130% 0.144% 0.153%
Vietnam % 0.802% 0.795% 0.789% 0.928% 0.897% ...