South Korea’s export prices surged 40.8% year-on-year in April 2026, the largest since 1998, and accelerating from a 29.5% increase in March, reflecting intensifying price pressures across the country’s external sector. The increase was mainly driven by manufactured goods, which rose 40.9%, with computers, electronic and optical equipment surging 88.7%, standing out as the key contributor to overall gains. Additional support came from coal and petroleum products (101.8%), basic metals (24.8%) and chemical products (21.9%), highlighting broad-based strength across major industrial export categories. Prices for agricultural, forestry and marine products also increased 28.5%. source: The Bank of Korea
Export Prices YoY in South Korea increased to 40.80 percent in April from 29.50 percent in March of 2026. Export Prices YoY in South Korea averaged 4.17 percent from 1972 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 75.40 percent in January of 1998 and a record low of -35.60 percent in January of 1999. This page includes a chart with historical data for South Korea Export Prices YoY. South Korea Export Prices YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.
Export Prices YoY in South Korea increased to 40.80 percent in April from 29.50 percent in March of 2026. Export Prices YoY in South Korea is expected to be 32.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Export Prices YoY is projected to trend around 6.00 percent in 2027 and 5.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.