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About

South Korea-Ukraine Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $328M to Ukraine. The main products that South Korea exported to Ukraine were Cars ($54.9M), Delivery Trucks ($31.3M), and Beauty Products ($23.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Ukraine have increased at an annualized rate of 1.09%, from $311M in 2017 to $328M in 2022.

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

Ukraine-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Ukraine exported $284M to South Korea. The main products that Ukraine exported to South Korea were Corn ($175M), Electric Heaters ($26M), and Hydrogen ($25.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ukraine to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.52%,  from $322M in 2017 to $284M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Ukraine ranked 44 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.5), and 61 in total exports ($47.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $328M to Ukraine. The main products exported from South Korea to Ukraine were Cars ($54.9M), Delivery Trucks ($31.3M), and Beauty Products ($23.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Ukraine have increased at an annualized rate of 1.09%, from $311M in 2017 to $328M in 2022.

In 2017, Ukraine exported $284M to South Korea. The main products exported from Ukraine to South Korea were Corn ($175M), Electric Heaters ($26M), and Hydrogen ($25.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ukraine to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.52%, from $322M in 2022 to $284M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Ukraine
Top Destination
Poland$6.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Ukraine included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ukraine than South Korea included Romania ($3.94B), Bulgaria ($1.48B), and Moldova ($929M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Ukraine

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Ukraine in the exports of Transportation ($98.5M), Chemical Products ($64M), and Machines ($53.3M).

During 2017, Ukraine had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Vegetable Products ($191M), Machines ($29.1M), and Chemical Products ($28.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Ukraine+$45.1MCars
Top Product Potential Ukraine South Korea+$23.9MWheat

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

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

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