Trade, Overall in South Korea
South Korea: Trade, Overall was 0.9539 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in South Korea, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.9539 for trade, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in South Korea peaked at 0.9539 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2665, in 1974.
That places South Korea 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2999 | — |
| 1974 | 0.2665 | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2665 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2665 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2665 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3332 | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3665 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3999 | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3999 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5182 | +29.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5182 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5182 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5182 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6225 | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5956 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6346 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6695 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6846 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6846 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7006 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7006 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7006 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7265 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7137 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.718 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7132 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7245 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7168 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8173 | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8153 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8207 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8195 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8238 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8188 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.893 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8865 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8809 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.877 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9151 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9171 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9155 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9539 | +4.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9539 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9806, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9539 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9513, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +29.6% | 0.3999 | 0.5182 |
| 1978 | +25.0% | 0.2665 | 0.3332 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2951 | 0.2665 | 0.3665 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5395 | 0.3999 | 0.6695 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7067 | 0.6846 | 0.7265 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8293 | 0.7168 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9157 | 0.877 | 0.9539 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in South Korea?
- Trade, overall in South Korea was 0.9539 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9539 in 2014.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2665 in 1974.
- How does South Korea rank for trade, overall?
- South Korea ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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