South Korea Exports & Imports with China, USA, Vietnam, Japan & EU (Monthly)
Monthly South Korea merchandise exports and imports (USD Million) with major trading partner economies compiled by the Korea Customs Service (KCS): China, United States, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, and United Kingdom.
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| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Exports to China | 24.11 | 21.7 | 20.01 | 18.88 | 17.66 | 16.71 | 12.78 | 13.53 | 12.96 | 12.04 | 11.55 | 11.68 | 10.99 | 11.05 | 10.42 | 10.45 | 10.87 | 10.06 | 9.51 | 9.2 | 11.77 | 11.29 | 12.17 | 11.63 | 11.34 | 11.39 | 10.71 | 11.38 | 10.48 | 10.52 | 9.64 | 10.7 | 10.86 | 11.34 | 10.99 | 11 | 10.52 | |
| Exports to United States | 16.5 | 17.5 | 20.02 | 15.99 | 16.36 | 16.42 | 12.7 | 12.01 | 12.34 | 10.35 | 8.71 | 10.27 | 8.72 | 10.33 | 11.21 | 10.04 | 10.61 | 11.11 | 9.89 | 9.28 | 11.89 | 10.37 | 10.39 | 10.41 | 9.94 | 10.18 | 11.3 | 10.93 | 11.4 | 10.88 | 9.81 | 10.25 | 11.28 | 10.94 | 10.06 | 10.08 | 8.96 | |
| Exports to Vietnam | 8.82 | 9.87 | 8.62 | 8.44 | 7.9 | 7.13 | 5.9 | 6.45 | 6.28 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.93 | 5.4 | 5.54 | 4.94 | 5.24 | 4.84 | 5.03 | 4.73 | 4.36 | 4.93 | 5.14 | 5.23 | 4.98 | 5.05 | 4.97 | 5.12 | 5.12 | 4.55 | 4.83 | 4.21 | 4.19 | 4.63 | 4.91 | 4.83 | 4.92 | 4.95 | |
| Exports to Japan | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.8 | 2.64 | 2.98 | 2.92 | 2.39 | 2.25 | 2.46 | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.56 | 2.38 | 2.48 | 2.44 | 2.37 | 2.3 | 2.16 | 2.27 | 2.36 | 2.64 | 2.49 | 2.42 | 2.48 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.38 | 2.61 | 2.44 | 2.13 | 2.37 | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.51 | 2.36 | |
| Exports to Taiwan | 6.47 | 5.68 | 8.32 | 6.66 | 5.56 | 6.32 | 4.55 | 3.96 | 5.13 | 4.12 | 5.16 | 5.21 | 4.37 | 4.65 | 4.35 | 3.77 | 3.3 | 3.82 | 2.75 | 2.44 | 4.34 | 3.25 | 3.53 | 3.72 | 3.15 | 2.77 | 3.31 | 2.52 | 2.09 | 1.99 | 1.53 | 1.77 | 2.17 | 1.69 | 1.7 | 2.15 | 1.85 | |
| Exports to Hong Kong | 8.9 | 6.66 | 9.09 | 6.47 | 5.54 | 7.86 | 4.98 | 4.33 | 4.62 | 3.76 | 3.06 | 3.5 | 2.73 | 2.35 | 3.18 | 2.86 | 2.52 | 2.68 | 1.89 | 1.69 | 3.29 | 2.43 | 2.21 | 3.11 | 2.97 | 2.59 | 3.43 | 2.71 | 2.93 | 3.7 | 2.98 | 2.68 | 3.34 | 2.75 | 2.43 | 2.44 | 2.29 | |
| Exports to India | 2.35 | 2.59 | 2.1 | 1.96 | 2.42 | 1.97 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.78 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.46 | 1.68 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.64 | 1.6 | |
| Exports to Singapore | 2.38 | 2.48 | 3.12 | 2.3 | 2.19 | 2.08 | 2.49 | 1.7 | 2.07 | 1.28 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 2.16 | 1.8 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 1.45 | 1.89 | 1.63 | 1.16 | 1.75 | 1.57 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.78 | 1.36 | 1.95 | 1.12 | 1.76 | 1.95 | 1.68 | 2.24 | 1.6 | 1.49 | |
| Exports to Australia | 1.81 | 1.9 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.21 | 2.83 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 0.9 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 1.15 | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.4 | 1.24 | 1.37 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.43 | 1.59 | 1.26 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.39 | 1.93 | 1.71 | 1.46 | |
| Exports to Mexico | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.35 | 1.5 | 0.95 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 1.14 | 1 | 1.08 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 1.13 | 0.98 | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.33 | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 1.06 | |
| Exports to Germany | 0.85 | 1.02 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.7 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.8 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.7 | |
| Exports to Malaysia | 3.36 | 2.58 | 2.46 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.43 | 1.73 | 0.98 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 0.71 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.8 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 1 | 0.78 | 1 | |
| Exports to Indonesia | 0.63 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.6 | 0.53 | 0.6 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.77 | |
| Exports to Saudi Arabia | 0.16 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.62 | 0.5 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.5 | 0.55 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.45 | |
| Exports to United Kingdom | 0.77 | 0.9 | 0.74 | 0.57 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.57 | 0.74 | 0.6 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.5 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.86 | 0.48 | 0.4 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.41 | |
| Imports by Partner Country12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imports from China | 15.33 | 16.32 | 16.42 | 15.1 | 15.59 | 14.13 | 11.63 | 13.19 | 13.73 | 11.96 | 11.36 | 13.51 | 11.56 | 12.42 | 11.5 | 11.34 | 12.5 | 11.38 | 9.49 | 11.21 | 12.38 | 11.45 | 12.51 | 11.22 | 11.48 | 11.94 | 10.94 | 12.29 | 12.43 | 11.41 | 9.43 | 12.4 | 10.89 | 12.09 | 12.55 | 11.14 | 11.69 | |
| Imports from United States | 7.6 | 8.95 | 7.91 | 7.52 | 8.33 | 7.24 | 5.76 | 6.76 | 6.77 | 6.1 | 6.28 | 5.94 | 5.98 | 6.42 | 5.99 | 6.77 | 6.14 | 5.39 | 5.74 | 5.84 | 5.48 | 5.44 | 5.97 | 5.46 | 6.26 | 7.92 | 5.5 | 6.38 | 6.01 | 5.98 | 5.61 | 6.14 | 6.28 | 6.2 | 6.21 | 5.12 | 5.39 | |
| Imports from Japan | 4.76 | 4.91 | 4.99 | 4.29 | 4.5 | 5.11 | 3.98 | 3.9 | 4.67 | 3.93 | 3.85 | 4.27 | 3.63 | 4.1 | 4.05 | 3.56 | 4.48 | 4.58 | 4.19 | 3.59 | 4.48 | 3.99 | 4.38 | 4.09 | 3.91 | 4.11 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 4.13 | 4.08 | 3.72 | 3.76 | 3.92 | 3.72 | 3.93 | 3.8 | 3.66 | |
| Imports from Australia | 2.93 | 3.26 | 2.98 | 3.02 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.44 | 3.37 | 2.97 | 3 | 3.24 | 2.77 | 2.4 | 2.57 | 2.1 | 2.47 | 2.77 | 2.55 | 2.34 | 2.91 | 2.29 | 2.39 | 2.61 | 2.39 | 2.75 | 1.87 | 2.37 | 2.27 | 2.98 | 2.4 | 2.34 | 3.31 | 3.07 | 2.49 | 2.6 | 2.27 | 2.52 | |
| Imports from Taiwan | 4.72 | 4.33 | 3.77 | 3.14 | 3.31 | 3.12 | 2.61 | 2.94 | 2.87 | 2.79 | 2.97 | 2.82 | 2.8 | 2.94 | 2.83 | 2.44 | 2.32 | 2.91 | 2.4 | 2.23 | 2.91 | 2.82 | 2.68 | 2.9 | 2.57 | 2.56 | 2.18 | 2.79 | 2.3 | 2.13 | 2.19 | 2.2 | 1.94 | 2.07 | 2.17 | 1.96 | 2.12 | |
| Imports from Vietnam | 3.69 | 3.5 | 3.14 | 2.62 | 3.01 | 3.21 | 2.93 | 3.06 | 2.95 | 2.55 | 2.73 | 2.87 | 2.95 | 2.88 | 2.55 | 2.37 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.26 | 2.56 | 2.46 | 2.32 | 2.55 | 2.45 | 2.59 | 2.49 | 2.2 | 2.04 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.13 | 2.65 | 2.11 | 1.99 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.41 | |
| Imports from Saudi Arabia | 1.96 | 3.38 | 2.7 | 2.35 | 1.91 | 2.3 | 1.85 | 2.32 | 1.92 | 2 | 2.61 | 2.14 | 2.82 | 2.24 | 2.31 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.4 | 2.37 | 2.48 | 2.68 | 2.45 | 2.53 | 2.58 | 2.56 | 2.76 | 2.41 | 3.04 | 2.8 | 2.61 | 2.37 | 2.66 | 2.98 | 2.95 | 2.57 | 3 | 2.69 | |
| Imports from Germany | 1.97 | 1.86 | 2.16 | 1.99 | 1.8 | 2.09 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 2.22 | 1.74 | 1.62 | 2.03 | 1.71 | 2.02 | 1.72 | 1.98 | 1.71 | 1.84 | 1.66 | 1.39 | 1.98 | 1.63 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.97 | 2.05 | 1.97 | 1.95 | 1.82 | 1.73 | 1.52 | 1.91 | 2 | 1.93 | 1.71 | 1.72 | |
| Imports from Malaysia | 1.48 | 1.7 | 1.79 | 1.39 | 2.08 | 1.73 | 1.37 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.1 | 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 1.22 | 1.04 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.11 | |
| Imports from Indonesia | 1.07 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.8 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 1.2 | 0.95 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.34 | 1.11 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.99 | 1.1 | |
| Imports from United Arab Emirates | 1.6 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.78 | 1.4 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.26 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.75 | 1.46 | 1.22 | 0.79 | 0.92 | 1.62 | 1.38 | 1.46 | 0.98 | 1.44 | 1.5 | 1.33 | 1.47 | 1.26 | 1.63 | 1.27 | 2 | 1.81 | 1.38 | 1.88 | 1.54 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.86 | 1.43 | |
| Imports from Qatar | 0.14 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.48 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 1.41 | 1.19 | 0.97 | 1.29 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.15 | 1.5 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.2 | 1.06 | 0.8 | 0.94 | 1.49 | 1.42 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1988 to Aug 2026.
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Monthly South Korea merchandise exports and imports (USD Million) with major trading partner economies compiled by the Korea Customs Service (KCS): China, United States, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, and United Kingdom.
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- What is the latest figure for South Korea Exports & Imports with China, USA, Vietnam, Japan & EU (Monthly)?
- Exports to China stood at 24.11 USD million in Aug 2026. That is +11.1% from Jul 2026 and +119.4% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the South Korea Exports & Imports with China, USA, Vietnam, Japan & EU (Monthly) data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1988 to Aug 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.