Goods trade balance (calculated by SOTW from World Bank GEM exports and imports): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 34,668.7 USD mn for 2026-08, from World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW).
Source series · Listed tier · Trade · Monthly · USD mn · WBGEM.L.CALC.TRADE.BALANCE.M · KOR
Calculated by SOTW: merchandise exports minus merchandise imports, current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted, from World Bank GEM. Eight countries whose export figures are at the wrong scale in the source are left out. Listed tier; not individually reviewed.
- Latest
- 34,668.7
- USD mn · 2026-08
- Previous
- 30,320.0
- USD mn · 2026-07
- Oldest shown
- 6,876.0
- USD mn · 2016-09
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
South Korea · history
USD mn · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (USD mn) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 34,668.7 |
| 2026-07 | 30,320.0 |
| 2026-06 | 36,013.7 |
| 2026-05 | 26,837.3 |
| 2026-04 | 23,512.5 |
| 2026-03 | 26,765.2 |
| 2026-02 | 15,477.9 |
| 2026-01 | 8,743.4 |
| 2025-12 | 12,098.6 |
| 2025-11 | 9,569.2 |
| 2025-10 | 5,982.1 |
| 2025-09 | 9,527.3 |
| 2025-08 | 6,393.2 |
| 2025-07 | 6,623.8 |
| 2025-06 | 8,973.8 |
| 2025-05 | 6,865.0 |
| 2025-04 | 4,703.8 |
| 2025-03 | 4,761.9 |
| 2025-02 | 3,960.6 |
| 2025-01 | -2,040.9 |
| 2024-12 | 6,726.8 |
| 2024-11 | 5,633.7 |
| 2024-10 | 3,207.9 |
| 2024-09 | 6,305.0 |
| 2024-08 | 3,504.3 |
| 2024-07 | 3,596.7 |
| 2024-06 | 8,219.0 |
| 2024-05 | 4,903.2 |
| 2024-04 | 1,353.4 |
| 2024-03 | 4,448.1 |
| 2024-02 | 3,841.4 |
| 2024-01 | 269.2 |
| 2023-12 | 4,513.0 |
| 2023-11 | 3,466.5 |
| 2023-10 | 1,583.3 |
| 2023-09 | 3,827.6 |
| 2023-08 | 1,106.0 |
| 2023-07 | 1,608.0 |
| 2023-06 | 1,257.4 |
| 2023-05 | -2,240.4 |
| 2023-04 | -2,427.4 |
| 2023-03 | -4,787.0 |
| 2023-02 | -5,180.8 |
| 2023-01 | -12,840.8 |
| 2022-12 | -4,922.4 |
| 2022-11 | -7,361.6 |
| 2022-10 | -6,750.8 |
| 2022-09 | -3,672.7 |
| 2022-08 | -9,361.0 |
| 2022-07 | -4,995.7 |
| 2022-06 | -2,399.1 |
| 2022-05 | -1,700.8 |
| 2022-04 | -2,263.9 |
| 2022-03 | -25.8 |
| 2022-02 | 693.4 |
| 2022-01 | -5,065.2 |
| 2021-12 | -399.6 |
| 2021-11 | 2,998.2 |
| 2021-10 | 1,800.1 |
| 2021-09 | 4,410.8 |
| 2021-08 | 1,633.2 |
| 2021-07 | 1,834.3 |
| 2021-06 | 4,301.9 |
| 2021-05 | 2,818.8 |
| 2021-04 | 303.4 |
| 2021-03 | 3,946.3 |
| 2021-02 | 2,290.9 |
| 2021-01 | 3,611.4 |
| 2020-12 | 6,649.5 |
| 2020-11 | 5,757.1 |
| 2020-10 | 5,719.0 |
| 2020-09 | 8,369.1 |
| 2020-08 | 3,634.3 |
| 2020-07 | 3,938.0 |
| 2020-06 | 3,348.6 |
| 2020-05 | 211.8 |
| 2020-04 | -1,747.8 |
| 2020-03 | 4,214.9 |
| 2020-02 | 3,986.1 |
| 2020-01 | 525.9 |
| 2019-12 | 1,942.7 |
| 2019-11 | 3,362.0 |
| 2019-10 | 5,237.0 |
| 2019-09 | 5,810.0 |
| 2019-08 | 1,630.4 |
| 2019-07 | 2,354.0 |
| 2019-06 | 3,866.5 |
| 2019-05 | 2,101.5 |
| 2019-04 | 3,814.4 |
| 2019-03 | 5,056.2 |
| 2019-02 | 2,863.9 |
| 2019-01 | 986.7 |
| 2018-12 | 4,165.2 |
| 2018-11 | 4,621.8 |
| 2018-10 | 6,397.5 |
| 2018-09 | 9,595.3 |
| 2018-08 | 6,826.8 |
| 2018-07 | 6,915.6 |
| 2018-06 | 6,124.7 |
| 2018-05 | 6,249.6 |
| 2018-04 | 6,164.5 |
| 2018-03 | 6,400.6 |
| 2018-02 | 2,755.1 |
| 2018-01 | 3,596.8 |
| 2017-12 | 5,550.2 |
| 2017-11 | 7,556.1 |
| 2017-10 | 6,977.0 |
| 2017-09 | 13,485.2 |
| 2017-08 | 6,600.9 |
| 2017-07 | 10,150.0 |
| 2017-06 | 10,797.4 |
| 2017-05 | 5,705.8 |
| 2017-04 | 12,959.5 |
| 2017-03 | 6,034.8 |
| 2017-02 | 6,924.8 |
| 2017-01 | 2,450.5 |
| 2016-12 | 6,847.0 |
| 2016-11 | 8,156.5 |
| 2016-10 | 6,937.2 |
| 2016-09 | 6,876.0 |
Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.