Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Jul 2026
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
36.09 B USDon Jun 30, 2026
Lowest
−12.67 B USDon Jan 31, 2023
Details
South Korea is heavily dependent on international trade with the biggest trading partners including China, the US and Japan. The country has been recording consistent trade surpluses since 2008 with the exception of 2022 when the war in Ukraine increased substantially the bill for imports of oil and food.