South Korea: Imports, in dollars

South Korea: Imports of goods and services, billion USD

, 1960 - 2019: For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1960 to 2019. The average value for South Korea during that period was 176.38 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 2019 is 610.1 billion U.S. dollars. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 153 countries is 147.01 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.