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About

New Zealand-South Korea Trade: In 2023, New Zealand exported $1.37B to South Korea. The main products that New Zealand exported to South Korea were Raw Aluminium ($243M), Rough Wood ($145M), and Cheese ($142M). Over the past 5 years the exports of New Zealand to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 0.15%, from $1.36B in 2018 to $1.37B in 2023.

In 2018, New Zealand exported services to South Korea worth $1.56B, with Travel ($1.44B), Transportation ($74.6M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($16.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Korea-New Zealand Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $3.71B to New Zealand. The main products that South Korea exported to New Zealand were Refined Petroleum ($2.77B), Cars ($343M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($48.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to New Zealand have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%,  from $1.97B in 2018 to $3.71B in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to New Zealand worth $108M, with Transportation ($57.1M), Travel ($26.3M), and Other business services ($17.4M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  New Zealand ranked 43 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.48), and 61 in total exports ($44.5B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85), and 5 in total exports ($645B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, New Zealand exported $1.37B to South Korea. The main products exported from New Zealand to South Korea were Raw Aluminium ($243M), Rough Wood ($145M), and Cheese ($142M). During the last 5 years the exports of New Zealand to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 0.15%, from $1.36B in 2018 to $1.37B in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $3.71B to New Zealand. The main products exported from South Korea to New Zealand were Refined Petroleum ($2.77B), Cars ($343M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($48.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to New Zealand have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $1.97B in 2023 to $3.71B in 2018.

Exports from New Zealand (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to New Zealand (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between New Zealand (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

New Zealand Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
New Zealand
Top Destination
China$12.3B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from New Zealand than South Korea included Algeria ($599M), Vietnam ($576M), and Fiji ($433M).

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

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and New Zealand (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage New Zealand - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, New Zealand had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Animal Products ($398M), Metals ($277M), and Foodstuffs ($191M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with New Zealand in the exports of N/A.

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential New Zealand South Korea+$21.3MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Korea New Zealand+$22.7MCars

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

Product Space of New Zealand (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

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