South Korea — Exports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2030 · 111 observations
About this series
Exports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by residents to nonresidents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The exports reading for South Korea was 45.9% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 44.6% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.28 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 40.5% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1911–2030
- Quarterly data, 1960–2026
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Latest observations
2008–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 45.3 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 45.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 46.2 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 46.5 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 46.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 45.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 44.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 41.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 45.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 39.3 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 34.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 37 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 39.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 38.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 38.1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 41 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 45.8 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 49.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 52 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 51.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2008, are on the chart — hover to read them.