Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ in South Korea

South Korea: Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ was 0.854 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.854
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1.52
in 1995
All-time low
0.7815
in 2020
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ in South Korea, 1991–2025

00.511.51991200820251991: 1.51992: 1.41993: 1.41994: 1.41995: 1.51996: 1.41997: 1.31998: 1.11999: 1.12000: 1.12001: 0.9412002: 0.9032003: 0.9262004: 12005: 1.12006: 1.12007: 1.12008: 1.12009: 0.9382010: 12011: 1.12012: 12013: 0.9972014: 0.9752015: 0.862016: 0.812017: 0.8832018: 0.9142019: 0.8342020: 0.7822021: 0.9192022: 0.9522023: 0.8632024: 0.8772025: 0.854

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.854 for exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in South Korea peaked at 1.52 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7815, in 2020.

South Korea ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.34 1.07 1.52 9
2000s 1.01 0.903 1.12 10
2010s 0.9344 0.8103 1.05 10
2020s 0.8745 0.7815 0.9523 6

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 35 United Kingdom 0.8925 compare
  2. 36 Uganda 0.8785 compare
  3. 37 Philippines 0.858 compare
  4. 39 Japan 0.8346 compare
  5. 40 Ireland 0.7504 compare
  6. 41 Turkey 0.0423 compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in South Korea?
Exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in South Korea was 0.854 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 1995.
What is the lowest exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7815 in 2020.
How does South Korea rank for exports merchandise, customs, price, us$?
South Korea ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 1,257 data points, 1991–2025
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The price index of Merchandise (goods) exports, free on board (f.o.b.), in currrent US$ millions. Not seasonally adjusted.