South Korea: Taxes on international trade

For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1972 to 2019. The average value for South Korea during that period was 8.1 percent with a minimum of 1.42 percent in 2019 and a maximum of 18.98 percent in 1978. The latest value from 2019 is 1.42 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 116 countries is 5.57 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.