South Korea: Imports, billion dollars

South Korea: Imports of goods and services, billion USD, 1960 - 2020:

For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1960 to 2020. The average value for South Korea during that period was 182.36 billion U.S. dollars with a minimum of 0.34 billion U.S. dollars in 1961 and a maximum of 656.66 billion U.S. dollars in 2012. The latest value from 2020 is 541.02 billion U.S. dollars. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 137 countries is 122.79 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.