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Exports of goods and services, percent of GDP, yearly. All figures for South Korea
| Measure | Latest | Period | Rank | vs median | Among countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 45.8 % of GDP | 2025 | 68th highest of 194 | +9.1 pp | Lowest 1.1 % of GDPHighest 199.8 % of GDP |
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.8 |
| 2024 | 44.4 |
| 2023 | 41.3 |
| 2022 | 45.3 |
| 2021 | 39.3 |
| 2020 | 34.6 |
| 2019 | 37.0 |
| 2018 | 39.5 |
| 2017 | 38.8 |
| 2016 | 38.1 |
| 2015 | 41.0 |
| 2014 | 45.8 |
| 2013 | 49.2 |
| 2012 | 52.0 |
| 2011 | 51.3 |
| 2010 | 45.3 |
| 2009 | 43.5 |
| 2008 | 45.8 |
| 2007 | 36.0 |
| 2006 | 34.4 |
| 2005 | 34.1 |
| 2004 | 35.6 |
| 2003 | 30.4 |
| 2002 | 28.9 |
| 2001 | 30.9 |
| 2000 | 32.9 |
| 1999 | 31.5 |
| 1998 | 38.2 |
| 1997 | 27.5 |
| 1996 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 25.1 |
| 1994 | 23.5 |
| 1993 | 22.9 |
| 1992 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 23.0 |
| 1990 | 24.2 |
| 1989 | 26.5 |
| 1988 | 31.4 |
| 1987 | 33.7 |
| 1986 | 31.0 |
| 1985 | 26.1 |
| 1984 | 28.1 |
| 1983 | 27.2 |
| 1982 | 26.7 |
| 1981 | 29.2 |
| 1980 | 27.7 |
| 1979 | 23.1 |
| 1978 | 24.5 |
| 1977 | 25.5 |
| 1976 | 25.0 |
| 1975 | 22.2 |
| 1974 | 21.8 |
| 1973 | 23.5 |
| 1972 | 16.3 |
| 1971 | 12.5 |
| 1970 | 11.3 |
| 1969 | 10.5 |
| 1968 | 10.1 |
| 1967 | 9.0 |
| 1966 | 8.4 |
| 1965 | 7.1 |
| 1964 | 4.9 |
| 1963 | 3.9 |
| 1962 | 3.9 |
| 1961 | 4.0 |
| 1960 | 2.6 |
allfigures, “Exports, South Korea, 2025: 45.8 % of GDP”. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/exports/south-korea, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.
Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators), licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.