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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · KOREA, REP.

What Korea, Rep. Trades

In 2023, Korea, Rep. sold about $632B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $643B in return. Its biggest customer was China ($125B, 20% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($143B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$632B
GOODS IMPORTED$643B
TOP PARTNERChina

Where Korea, Rep. sends its goods

Korea, Rep.’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1China19.7%$125B
2United States18.4%$116B
3Viet Nam8.5%$53.5B
4Japan4.6%$29.0B
6Singapore3.0%$18.8B
7India2.8%$17.9B
8Australia2.8%$17.8B
9Mexico1.9%$12.2B
10Germany1.6%$10.3B
11Malaysia1.5%$9.8B
12Indonesia1.4%$9.1B
13Poland1.4%$9.0B
14Philippines1.4%$9.0B
15Turkiye1.4%$9.0B
16Canada1.3%$8.4B
17Thailand1.2%$7.5B
18Netherlands1.1%$6.8B
19Hungary1.1%$6.8B
20Russian Federation1.0%$6.1B
21United Kingdom1.0%$6.0B
22Marshall Islands0.9%$5.9B
23France0.9%$5.6B
24Saudi Arabia0.8%$5.3B
25Belgium0.8%$5.0B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 96.7% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Korea, Rep. buys its goods

Korea, Rep.’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China22.2%$143B
2United States11.2%$71.7B
3Japan7.4%$47.6B
4Australia5.1%$32.8B
5Saudi Arabia5.1%$32.8B
6Viet Nam4.0%$25.9B
7Germany3.7%$23.6B
9Malaysia2.4%$15.2B
10Qatar2.3%$15.0B
11Indonesia1.9%$12.1B
12Singapore1.7%$11.2B
13Kuwait1.5%$9.7B
14Russian Federation1.4%$8.9B
15Italy1.3%$8.3B
16France1.3%$8.1B
17Netherlands1.3%$8.1B
18Iraq1.2%$7.9B
19Mexico1.2%$7.6B
20Chile1.2%$7.6B
21Thailand1.1%$7.4B
22India1.0%$6.7B
23Brazil1.0%$6.7B
24Canada1.0%$6.2B
25Oman0.8%$5.4B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 95.9% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Mexico