Top South Korean Exports to the World
South Korea shipped US$526.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2015, down by 5.1%
since 2011 and down by 8.1%
from 2014 to 2015.
Top 10 South Korean Exports to China
South Korea's exports to China amounted to
$137.1 billion or 26.1% of its overall exports.
1. Electronic equipment: $52.7 billion
2. Medical, technical equipment: $19.3 billion
3. Machinery: $15.1 billion
4. Organic chemicals: $10.2 billion
5. Plastics: $9.1 billion
6. Vehicles: $6.4 billion
7. Oil: $4.9 billion
8. Iron and steel: $3.1 billion
9. Copper: $1.6 billion
10. Inorganic chemicals: $1.3 billion
Top 10 South Korean Exports to US
South Korea's exports to the US amounted to
$70.1 billion or 13.3% of its overall exports.
1. Vehicles: $24.1 billion
2. Electronic equipment: $12.4 billion
3. Machinery: $12.2 billion
4. Oil: $2.9 billion
5. Iron or steel products: $2.1 billion
6. Iron and steel: $2 billion
7. Plastics: $2 billion
8. Rubber: $1.8 billion
9. Medical, technical equipment: $1.2 billion
10. Organic chemicals: $1.1 billion
Top 10 S. Korean Exports to Hong Kong
South Korea's exports to Hong Kong amounted to $30.4 billion or 5.8% of its overall exports.
1. Electronic equipment: $19.2 billion
2. Ships, boats: $1.7 billion
3. Machinery: $1.6 billion
4. Plastics: $1.5 billion
5. Oil: $1.3 billion
6. Medical, technical equipment: $1 billion
7. Gems, precious metals: $685.2 million
8. Perfumes, cosmetics: $681.1 million
9. Glass: $250.7 million
10. Raw hides excluding furskins: $234.4 million
Top 10 South Korean Exports to Vietnam
South Korea's exports to Vietnam amounted to
$27.8 billion or 5.3% of its overall exports.
1. Electronic equipment: $11.9 billion
2. Machinery: $3.3 billion
3. Plastics: $1.9 billion
4. Vehicles: $1.5 billion
5. Iron and steel: $990.9 million
6. Knitted or crocheted fabric: $977.1 million
7. Medical, technical equipment: $801.5 million
8. Iron or steel products: $629.8 million
9. Manmade filaments: $532.7 million
10. Aluminum: $466.6 million
Top 10 South Korean Exports to Japan
South Korea's exports to Japan amounted to
$25.6 billion or 4.9% of its overall exports.
1. Electronic equipment: $4.8 billion
2. Oil: $3.6 billion
3. Machinery: $3 billion
4. Iron and steel: $2.1 billion
5. Plastics: $1.4 billion
6. Gems, precious metals, coins: $1.1 billion
7. Organic chemicals: $1.1 billion
8. Iron or steel products: $985.8 million
9. Vehicles: $743.1 million
10. Medical, technical equipment: $524.1 million
Top 10 S. Korean Exports to Singapore
South Korea's exports to Singapore amounted to
$15 billion or 2.9% of its overall exports.
1. Oil: $5 billion
2. Electronic equipment: $4.3 billion
3. Ships, boats: $2.8 billion
4. Machinery: $981.1 million
5. Plastics: $224.5 million
6. Iron or steel products: $188.6 million
7. Organic chemicals: $168.5 million
8. Vehicles: $156.9 million
9. Gems, precious metals, coins: $155.1 million
10. Medical, technical equipment: $144.9 million
Top 10 South Korean Exports to India
South Korea's exports to India amounted to
$12 billion or 2.3% of its overall exports.
1. Electronic equipment: $2.6 billion
2. Iron and steel: $1.7 billion
3. Machinery: $1.5 billion
4. Plastics: $1.2 billion
5. Vehicles: $1.1 billion
6. Organic chemicals: $581.4 million
7. Oil: $511.9 million
8. Gems, precious metals, coins: $285.4 million
9. Rubber: $269.2 million
10. Iron or steel products: $247.6 million
Top 10 South Korean Exports to Taiwan
South Korea's exports to Taiwan amounted to
$12 billion or 2.3% of its overall exports.
1. Electronic equipment: $3.9 billion
2. Oil: $1.4 billion
3. Organic chemicals: $1 billion
4. Machinery: $972.2 million
5. Medical, technical equipment: $669.6 million
6. Iron and steel: $524.6 million
7. Plastics: $449 million
8. Inorganic chemicals: $390 million
9. Other chemical goods: $276.1 million
10. Vehicles: $273.5 million
Top 10 S. Korean Exports to Mexico
South Korea's exports to Mexico amounted to
$10.9 billion or 2.1% of its overall exports.
1. Electronic equipment: $2.2 billion
2. Machinery: $2.2 billion
3. Medical, technical equipment: $2 billion
4. Vehicles: $1.3 billion
5. Iron and steel: $1.2 billion
6. Ships, boats: $564.4 million
7. Plastics: $509.2 million
8. Iron or steel products: $221.2 million
9. Rubber: $152.8 million
10. Base metal tools, cutlery: $93.9 million
Top 10 South Korean Exports to Australia
South Korea's exports to Australia amounted to
$10.8 billion or 2.1% of its overall exports.
1. Oil: $4 billion
2. Vehicles: $2 billion
3. Ships, boats: $1.2 billion
4. Iron or steel products: $1.2 billion
5. Machinery: $438.7 million
6. Electronic equipment: $433.5 million
7. Plastics: $224.3 million
8. Iron and steel: $147.8 million
9. Paper: $145.6 million
10. Rubber: $102.2 million
Top 10 South Korean Exports to Saudi
South Korea's exports to Saudi Arabia amounted to $9.5 billion or 1.8% of its overall exports.
1. Vehicles: $3.7 billion
2. Machinery: $1.7 billion
3. Electronic equipment: $1.6 billion
4. Iron or steel products: $428.4 million
5. Iron and steel: $396.9 million
6. Oil: $296.6 million
7. Plastics: $231.6 million
8. Rubber: $231.2 million
9. Organic chemicals: $148.2 million
10. Medical, technical equipment: $135.4 million
Fastest-Growing South Korean Exports 2015
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
