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

South Korea: Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ was 0.941 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.941
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
35th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 2011
All-time low
0.5574
in 1998
Years of data
35
1991–2025

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

00.250.50.7511.21991200820251991: 0.6481992: 0.6191993: 0.6251994: 0.6511995: 0.7171996: 0.6931997: 0.6481998: 0.5571999: 0.5772000: 0.6522001: 0.5922002: 0.5732003: 0.6122004: 0.7022005: 0.8072006: 0.8742007: 0.9382008: 1.12009: 0.8952010: 12011: 1.22012: 1.22013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 0.8522016: 0.7952017: 0.8692018: 0.9482019: 0.9032020: 0.8162021: 0.9872022: 1.12023: 12024: 0.9842025: 0.941

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

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.941 for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in South Korea peaked at 1.21 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5574, in 1998.

South Korea ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6372 0.5574 0.7174 9
2000s 0.7735 0.5735 1.09 10
2010s 0.9993 0.7949 1.21 10
2020s 0.972 0.8156 1.1 6

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 32 Singapore 0.98 compare
  2. 33 Poland 0.9786 compare
  3. 34 New Zealand 0.9448 compare
  4. 36 Japan 0.9323 compare
  5. 37 Austria 0.9016 compare
  6. 38 Hungary 0.9002 compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in South Korea?
Imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in South Korea was 0.941 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 2011.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5574 in 1998.
How does South Korea rank for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$?
South Korea ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports 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
47 places, 1,400 data points, 1991–2025
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The price index of Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.