South Korea — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2031 · 112 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents 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 imports reading for South Korea was 40.6% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 40.3% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.33 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 37% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1911–2031
- Quarterly data, 1960–2027
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Latest observations
2009–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 44 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 43.4 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 42.8 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 42.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 42 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 41.3 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 40.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 40.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 40.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 45.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 36 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 30.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 34.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 35.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 34.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 31.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 34.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 41.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 44.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 49.5 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2009, are on the chart — hover to read them.