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21.9%CURRENT US$
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About

South Korea-Mexico Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $16.5B to Mexico. The main products that South Korea exported to Mexico were Office Machine Parts ($2.49B), Integrated Circuits ($1.74B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.24B). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 1.18%, from $15.5B in 2018 to $16.5B in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Mexico worth $311M, with Transportation ($220M), Services not allocated ($66.6M), and Other business services ($14.8M) being the largest in terms of value.

Mexico-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Mexico exported $1.45B to South Korea. The main products that Mexico exported to South Korea were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($345M), Cars ($288M), and Zinc Ore ($220M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.2%,  from $5.08B in 2018 to $1.45B in 2023.

In 2023, Mexico 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, Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 8 in total exports ($603B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, South Korea exported $16.5B to Mexico. The main products exported from South Korea to Mexico were Office Machine Parts ($2.49B), Integrated Circuits ($1.74B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.24B). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 1.18%, from $15.5B in 2018 to $16.5B in 2023.

In 2018, Mexico exported $1.45B to South Korea. The main products exported from Mexico to South Korea were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($345M), Cars ($288M), and Zinc Ore ($220M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mexico to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $5.08B in 2023 to $1.45B in 2018.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Mexico (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Mexico (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B
Mexico
Top Destination
United States$456B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Korea than Mexico included China ($162B), Hong Kong ($28.8B), and Japan ($28.4B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Mexico than South Korea included United States ($456B), Canada ($33B), and Guatemala ($3.2B).

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

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Mexico

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, South Korea had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Machines ($10.3B), Metals ($2.03B), and Transportation ($1.7B).

During 2018, Mexico had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Transportation ($632M), Mineral Products ($273M), and Machines ($269M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential South Korea Mexico+$345MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Mexico South Korea+$277MCrude Petroleum

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 Mexico. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mexico. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Mexico indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Mexico (Flag) (2023)

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