South Korea: Imports, billion dollars

For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1960 to 2021. The average value for South Korea during that period was 190.26 billion U.S. dollars with a minimum of 0.34 billion U.S. dollars in 1961 and a maximum of 684.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The latest value from 2021 is 684.2 billion U.S. dollars. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 129 countries is 159.76 billion U.S. dollars. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.