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$1.71TCURRENT US$
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25%CURRENT US$
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$4.24BCURRENT US$
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33.5%CURRENT US$
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$33,121CURRENT US$
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21.9%CURRENT US$
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$772CURRENT US$
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8.6%CURRENT US$
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About

South Korea-Liberia Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $4.18B to Liberia. The main products that South Korea exported to Liberia were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.2%, from $1.31B in 2017 to $4.18B in 2022.

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

Liberia-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $13.6M to South Korea. The main products that Liberia exported to South Korea were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 8.57%,  from $9.05M in 2017 to $13.6M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 5 in total exports ($645B). That same year, Liberia ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.44), and 142 in total exports ($2.36B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $4.18B to Liberia. There were not main exports from South Korea to Liberia in 2022. During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.2%, from $1.31B in 2017 to $4.18B in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $13.6M to South Korea. There were not main exports from Liberia to South Korea in 2017. During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 8.57%, from $9.05M in 2022 to $13.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B
Liberia
Top Destination
Switzerland$708M

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than Liberia included China ($162B), United States ($118B), and Hong Kong ($28.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Liberia than South Korea included Cameroon ($10.6M), Vietnam ($962k), and Guinea ($941k).

Difference in imports from Liberia (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Liberia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of .

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential South Korea Liberia+$2.08MCars
Top Product Potential Liberia South Korea+$3.99MPassenger and Cargo Ships

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of South Korea and Liberia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Liberia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Liberia indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea.

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

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