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About

South Korea-Lebanon In 2022, South Korea exported $147M to Lebanon. The main products that South Korea exported to Lebanon are Cars ($57.3M), Electric Batteries ($14.5M), and Rubber Tires ($7.36M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Korea to Lebanon have increased at an annualized rate of 0.43%, from $131M in 1995 to $147M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Lebanon.

Lebanon-South Korea In 2022, Lebanon exported $88M to South Korea. The main products that Lebanon exported to South Korea were Scrap Copper ($50M), Scrap Aluminium ($23.8M), and Scrap Iron ($5.63M). During the last 27 years the exports of Lebanon to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $4.64M in 1995 to $88M in 2022.

In 2022, Lebanon did not export any services to South Korea.

Comparison In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.71), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Lebanon ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.38), and 129 in total exports ($4.41B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $147M to Lebanon. The main products exported from South Korea to Lebanon were Cars ($57.3M), Electric Batteries ($14.5M), and Rubber Tires ($7.36M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Korea to Lebanon have increased at an annualized rate of 0.43%, from $131M in 1995 to $147M in 2022.

In 2022, Lebanon exported $88M to South Korea. The main products exported from Lebanon to South Korea were Scrap Copper ($50M), Scrap Aluminium ($23.8M), and Scrap Iron ($5.63M). During the last 27 years the exports of Lebanon to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $4.64M in 1995 to $88M in 2022.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Lebanon (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Lebanon (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Lebanon
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$956M

This map shows whether countries import more from South Korea or Lebanon. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from South Korea and Lebanon or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Korea than Lebanon were China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Lebanon than South Korea were Syria ($370M), Republic of the Congo ($56.2M), and Sierra Leone ($15.3M).

Difference in imports from Lebanon (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Lebanon

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between South Korea and Lebanon by product, considering products traded by both, South Korea and Lebanon.

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Lebanon in the exports of Transportation ($64.9M), Machines ($31.1M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($19.3M).

During 2022, Lebanon had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Metals ($86.6M), Textiles ($703k), and Instruments ($328k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more South Korea has comparative advantage over Lebanon. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Lebanon has comparative advantage over South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Lebanon (Flag) (2022)

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