South Korea Imports By Category

This page displays a table with South Korea Imports By Category in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

	Value	Year
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products	$109.95B	2017
Electrical, electronic equipment	$82.86B	2017
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers	$60.55B	2017
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus	$21.66B	2017
Iron and steel	$16.54B	2017
Vehicles other than railway, tramway	$15.72B	2017
Ores slag and ash	$14.21B	2017
Organic chemicals	$12.75B	2017
Plastics	$11.10B	2017
Miscellaneous chemical products	$7.48B	2017
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope	$7.20B	2017
Aluminum	$6.46B	2017
Articles of iron or steel	$6.36B	2017
Copper	$5.68B	2017
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted	$5.66B	2017
Pharmaceutical products	$5.60B	2017
Meat and edible meat offal	$4.39B	2017
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates	$4.33B	2017
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins	$4.23B	2017
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal	$3.43B	2017
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted	$3.12B	2017
Cereals	$3.08B	2017
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings	$3.05B	2017
Footwear, gaiters and the like,	$2.79B	2017
Rubbers	$2.78B	2017

South Korea Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	4558.00	4931.19	13419.36	-4043.46	USD Million	[+]
Current Account	5063.40	9190.00	12287.50	-3756.80	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	5.60	7.00	10.70	-10.50	percent	[+]
Imports	43906.00	46834.52	48486.10	38.61	USD Million	[+]
Exports	48646.00	51765.72	55115.24	14.75	USD Million	[+]
External Debt	449529.10	440543.60	452718.00	80766.40	USD Million	[+]
Terms of Trade	95.90	97.10	237.00	86.10	Index Points	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	7698000.00	3448981.00	10819799.00	0.00	USD Thousand	[+]
Capital Flows	4247.90	10670.50	12440.20	-3385.80	USD Million	[+]
Tourism Revenues	1261800.00	1530400.00	1765400.00	326500.00	USD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	1350390.00	1527832.00	1703495.00	213006.00		[+]
Gold Reserves	104.40	104.40	104.44	13.00	Tonnes	[+]
Terrorism Index	0.61	0.23	2.62	0.00		[+]
Weapons Sales	587.00	585.00	587.00	7.00	USD Million	[+]

South Korea Imports by Category	Last
Crude Materials & Fuels	18944000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Energy - Coal	12305277.00	TONNE	Feb/17
Capital Goods	12176000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Energy - Bituminous	11069656.00	TONNE	Feb/17
Crude Materials & Fuels - Fuel	9299000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Capital Goods - Electric & Electrical	6829000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Consumer Goods	5014000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Crude Petroleum	4904000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Iron Ore	4428165.00	TONNE	Feb/17
Capital Goods - Machinery & Precision	4278000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Chemicals	3389000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Semi-conductor	3106000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Information & Communication Equipment	1899000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Consumer Goods - Durable Consumer Goods	1826000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Crude Materials & Fuels - Iron & Steel	1676000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Crude Materials & Fuels - Minerals	1474000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Consumer Goods - Direct Consumption Go	1456000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Consumer Goods - Nondurable Consumer G	1231000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Crude Materials & Fuels - Non Ferrous	1002000.00	USD THO	Feb/17
Capital Goods - Transport Equipment	940000.00	USD THO	Feb/17