South Korea Monthly Exports & Imports by Region
Monthly customs-cleared merchandise exports and imports of South Korea (USD Million) compiled by the Korea Customs Service (KCS): Headline Total Exports & Imports and regional breakdown across Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, Central & South America, Oceania, and Africa.
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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 by Region (FOB)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Exports7 | 98.28 | 99.19 | 101.96 | 87.55 | 85.75 | 87.36 | 67.64 | 65.84 | 69.51 | 60.75 | 59.51 | 65.9 | 58.26 | 60.72 | 59.83 | 57.26 | 58.04 | 58.06 | 52.29 | 49.18 | 61.36 | 56.29 | 57.5 | 58.54 | 57.64 | 57.46 | 57.34 | 58.02 | 56.15 | 56.52 | 52.08 | 54.71 | 57.57 | 55.56 | 54.99 | 54.65 | 51.99 | |
| Exports to Asia | 64.5 | 59.12 | 61.53 | 53.41 | 50.63 | 50.97 | 39.81 | 38.54 | 40.11 | 35.39 | 34.12 | 37.14 | 33.98 | 34.22 | 32.77 | 32.18 | 31.14 | 31.54 | 28.54 | 26.48 | 34.23 | 31.58 | 32.77 | 32.65 | 32.13 | 31.68 | 31.7 | 31.76 | 29.26 | 29.99 | 27.3 | 28.76 | 30.57 | 30.42 | 30.47 | 29.9 | 29.04 | |
| Exports to North America | 17.44 | 18.55 | 21.18 | 17.11 | 17.5 | 17.54 | 13.62 | 13.07 | 13.28 | 11.23 | 9.46 | 11.09 | 9.5 | 11.14 | 12.14 | 11 | 11.49 | 12 | 10.71 | 10.02 | 12.76 | 11.07 | 11.31 | 11.2 | 10.72 | 11.13 | 12.19 | 11.87 | 12.37 | 11.75 | 10.58 | 11.16 | 12.09 | 11.75 | 10.77 | 10.65 | 9.53 | |
| Exports to Europe | 8.93 | 12.06 | 10.16 | 8.55 | 9.58 | 9.92 | 7.43 | 7.54 | 7.92 | 7.34 | 6.9 | 9.75 | 7.83 | 8.3 | 7.82 | 8.06 | 8.71 | 8.18 | 6.99 | 6.7 | 7.68 | 7.23 | 7.25 | 7.74 | 8.19 | 7.35 | 6.85 | 7.77 | 7.6 | 7.73 | 7.91 | 7.97 | 6.81 | 7.1 | 6.76 | 7.55 | 7.33 | |
| Exports to Middle East | 1.19 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 0.89 | 1.67 | 1.56 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 1.5 | 1.86 | 1.4 | 1.46 | 1.96 | 1.37 | 1.69 | 1.76 | 1.72 | 1.33 | 1.74 | 1.63 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 1.38 | 2.31 | 1.67 | 1.5 | 1.66 | 1.56 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.38 | 1.42 | |
| Exports to Central & South America | 2.87 | 3.33 | 3.29 | 3.16 | 2.86 | 3.09 | 2.15 | 2.43 | 2.46 | 2.16 | 4.71 | 3.02 | 2.3 | 2.66 | 2.42 | 2.21 | 2.59 | 2.23 | 2.2 | 2.04 | 2.37 | 2.33 | 2.37 | 2.26 | 2.55 | 2.58 | 2.35 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.34 | 2.19 | 2.04 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 2.4 | 1.98 | |
| Exports to Oceania | 2.34 | 2.56 | 2.65 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 3.52 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.8 | 1.37 | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.83 | 1.54 | 1.6 | 1.44 | 1.66 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.7 | 1.62 | 1.78 | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 1.97 | 1.59 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 2.27 | 2.11 | 1.78 | |
| Exports to Africa | 0.49 | 0.87 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.83 | 0.6 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.8 | 1.16 | 0.95 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.95 | 0.51 | 0.75 | 1.15 | 1.01 | 0.6 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.93 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.88 | 0.7 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.6 | 0.77 | |
| Imports by Region (CIF)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Imports7 | 63.5 | 68.54 | 66.05 | 60.75 | 62.11 | 60.75 | 52.11 | 57.15 | 57.37 | 51.28 | 53.51 | 56.42 | 51.86 | 54.21 | 50.83 | 50.35 | 53.23 | 53.34 | 48.33 | 51.17 | 54.87 | 50.72 | 54.33 | 52.1 | 54.05 | 53.84 | 49.09 | 53.13 | 54.82 | 52.11 | 48.22 | 54.47 | 53.12 | 52 | 53.44 | 50.97 | 51.01 | |
| Imports from Asia | 34.71 | 35.52 | 35.09 | 31.11 | 33.25 | 31.76 | 26.62 | 29.13 | 30.19 | 26.42 | 27.12 | 28.93 | 25.85 | 27.25 | 25.94 | 24.68 | 26.96 | 26.55 | 23.67 | 24.73 | 27.33 | 25.65 | 27.25 | 25.53 | 26.26 | 25.97 | 23.17 | 25.54 | 26.43 | 25.12 | 22.5 | 26.98 | 24.1 | 25.09 | 26.07 | 24.08 | 25.12 | |
| Imports from North America | 8.51 | 9.89 | 8.87 | 8.65 | 9.45 | 8.05 | 6.55 | 7.48 | 7.4 | 6.58 | 6.77 | 6.68 | 6.41 | 7.09 | 6.53 | 7.32 | 6.66 | 5.93 | 6.18 | 6.38 | 5.97 | 5.99 | 6.53 | 6.14 | 6.78 | 8.48 | 6.08 | 6.8 | 6.65 | 6.68 | 6.17 | 6.73 | 6.84 | 6.72 | 6.65 | 5.53 | 5.94 | |
| Imports from Europe | 7.83 | 7.79 | 8.68 | 7.69 | 7.9 | 9 | 7.43 | 7.14 | 8.29 | 7.39 | 6.75 | 8.77 | 6.59 | 7.62 | 7.09 | 6.74 | 6.86 | 7.74 | 6.56 | 5.69 | 8.37 | 6.6 | 6.78 | 7.66 | 6.98 | 6.55 | 7.06 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 7.21 | 6.52 | 5.99 | 7.63 | 7.08 | 6.99 | 7.07 | 6.56 | |
| Imports from Middle East | 5.74 | 7.26 | 6.53 | 6.41 | 4.75 | 5.63 | 6.03 | 6.5 | 5.44 | 5.11 | 6.38 | 6.42 | 7.59 | 6.57 | 5.75 | 6.15 | 6.28 | 7.26 | 6.79 | 8.15 | 7.36 | 7.41 | 7.61 | 7.2 | 8.16 | 7.29 | 7.72 | 8.1 | 8.58 | 7.97 | 7.54 | 8.23 | 8.01 | 7.87 | 7.76 | 8.66 | 7.8 | |
| Imports from Central & South America | 2.61 | 3.45 | 2.57 | 2.41 | 2.85 | 2.73 | 2.15 | 2.49 | 2.1 | 2.02 | 2.45 | 2.02 | 1.98 | 2.21 | 2.57 | 2.15 | 2.62 | 2.47 | 2.07 | 2.46 | 2.52 | 1.95 | 2.47 | 2.34 | 2.23 | 2.78 | 1.91 | 2.59 | 2.33 | 2.01 | 2.39 | 2.22 | 2.47 | 1.98 | 2.33 | 2.59 | 2.22 | |
| Imports from Oceania | 3.19 | 3.57 | 3.37 | 3.28 | 3 | 2.83 | 2.7 | 3.62 | 3.27 | 3.19 | 3.54 | 3.09 | 2.75 | 2.95 | 2.39 | 2.8 | 3.21 | 2.72 | 2.5 | 3.19 | 2.59 | 2.6 | 2.93 | 2.63 | 2.99 | 2.11 | 2.61 | 2.49 | 3.27 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 3.57 | 3.3 | 2.69 | 2.84 | 2.48 | 2.7 | |
| Imports from Africa | 0.88 | 1.05 | 0.93 | 1.19 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.7 | 0.55 | 0.73 | 0.53 | 0.6 |
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Monthly customs-cleared merchandise exports and imports of South Korea (USD Million) compiled by the Korea Customs Service (KCS): Headline Total Exports & Imports and regional breakdown across Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East, Central & South America, Oceania, and Africa.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for South Korea Monthly Exports & Imports by Region?
- Total Exports stood at 98.28 USD million in Aug 2026. That is −0.9% from Jul 2026 and +68.7% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the South Korea Monthly Exports & Imports by Region data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2000 to Aug 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.