Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate was 4.22 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea is 4.22 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 38.2% on the previous year and up 102,491.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at 50.93 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -3.7 % change on previous year, in 1989.
South Korea ranks 81st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 15.86 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 1963 | 14.28 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 29.11 % change on previous year | +103.8% |
| 1965 | 36.65 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1966 | 42.61 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 30.18 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1968 | 37.96 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1969 | 36.53 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 30.12 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1971 | 24.19 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 42.86 % change on previous year | +77.2% |
| 1973 | 50.93 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1975 | 21.76 % change on previous year | +456.5% |
| 1976 | 39.08 % change on previous year | +79.6% |
| 1977 | 21.82 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1978 | 16.88 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1980 | 8.38 % change on previous year | +196.7% |
| 1981 | 13.7 % change on previous year | +63.4% |
| 1982 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1983 | 16.63 % change on previous year | +639.3% |
| 1984 | 12.66 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1985 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1986 | 35.14 % change on previous year | +2938.6% |
| 1987 | 24.51 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1988 | 10.66 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1989 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 1990 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -239.1% |
| 1991 | 12.26 % change on previous year | +138.4% |
| 1992 | 12.14 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 19.53 % change on previous year | +93.2% |
| 1995 | 24.03 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1997 | 18.52 % change on previous year | +96.0% |
| 1998 | 14.7 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 12.18 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 17.04 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 2001 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2002 | 12.28 % change on previous year | -827.0% |
| 2003 | 13.44 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 21.44 % change on previous year | +59.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2006 | 12.41 % change on previous year | +61.1% |
| 2007 | 13.04 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 2009 | -0.5754 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2010 | 13.07 % change on previous year | -2371.6% |
| 2011 | 15.56 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2013 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 2014 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0041 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2016 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -59552.5% |
| 2017 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 2019 | -0.167 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2020 | -1.66 % change on previous year | +896.3% |
| 2021 | 10.79 % change on previous year | -748.4% |
| 2022 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2023 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 6.83 % change on previous year | +100.3% |
| 2025 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +59552.5% | -0.0041 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +2938.6% | 1.16 % change on previous year | 35.14 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +2371.6% | -0.5754 % change on previous year | 13.07 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -896.3% | -0.167 % change on previous year | -1.66 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +827.0% | -1.69 % change on previous year | 12.28 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +748.4% | -1.66 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.94 % change on previous year | 14.28 % change on previous year | 42.61 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.44 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 50.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.14 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | 35.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.81 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | 24.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year | 21.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 % change on previous year | -0.167 % change on previous year | 15.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 % change on previous year | -1.66 % change on previous year | 10.79 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in South Korea was 4.22 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.93 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does South Korea rank for value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102,491.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of exported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of exported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.