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About

Philippines-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Philippines exported $4.26B to South Korea. The main products that Philippines exported to South Korea were Integrated Circuits ($810M), Coal Briquettes ($520M), and Copper Ore ($254M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Philippines to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 48.6%, from $588M in 2017 to $4.26B in 2022.

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

South Korea-Philippines Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $11.2B to Philippines. The main products that South Korea exported to Philippines were Refined Petroleum ($4.55B), Integrated Circuits ($3.64B), and Copper Wire ($233M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 49.6%,  from $1.49B in 2017 to $11.2B in 2022.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Philippines worth $354M, with Transportation ($236M), Travel ($68.4M), and Other business services ($23.2M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Philippines ranked 37 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.71), and 40 in total exports ($110B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Philippines exported $4.26B to South Korea. The main products exported from Philippines to South Korea were Integrated Circuits ($810M), Coal Briquettes ($520M), and Copper Ore ($254M). During the last 5 years the exports of Philippines to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 48.6%, from $588M in 2017 to $4.26B in 2022.

In 2017, South Korea exported $11.2B to Philippines. The main products exported from South Korea to Philippines were Refined Petroleum ($4.55B), Integrated Circuits ($3.64B), and Copper Wire ($233M). During the last 22 years the exports of South Korea to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 49.6%, from $1.49B in 1995 to $11.2B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Philippines
Top Destination
United States$15.5B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Philippines than South Korea included Switzerland ($4.1B), Brunei ($138M), and Curaçao ($38.3M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Philippines - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Philippines had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Machines ($2B), Mineral Products ($814M), and Metals ($360M).

During 2017, South Korea had a large net trade with Philippines in the exports of Machines ($5.07B), Mineral Products ($4.63B), and Metals ($686M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Philippines South Korea+$622MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential South Korea Philippines+$104MCars

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 Philippines and South Korea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Philippines 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 Philippines.

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

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