Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in South Korea
South Korea: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
81st
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
All-time low
0.2407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1993
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in South Korea stood at 0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
South Korea ranks 81st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in South Korea, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3058 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4697 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5115 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7238 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6725 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.669 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.339 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2989 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2691 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2486 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2563 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2976 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3195 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3448 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3402 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3085 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3696 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3574 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3339 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3442 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3525 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3358 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3428 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3294 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3722 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +49.6% | 0.3058 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3058 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7238 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3277 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2731 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3696 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3531 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3339 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3617 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3294 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 78 Egypt 0.3962 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Oman 0.395 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3925 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Georgia 0.3847 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Palestine 0.3827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Bulgaria 0.3713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in South Korea?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does South Korea rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.