Reporter

Product

domain

Returns ordinal version of a number with "th", "nd" or "st".

ordinal

Given a date, returns you the date in words
Year --> 2023= 2023
Quarter --> 20231 = 2023-Q1
Month --> 202301 == Jan 2023

time

Converts a country code to small flag icon.

flag

link

Abbreviates a number into a smaller more human-readible number.

abbreviate

incompleteYearName

Change month id to name (202405 --> May 2025)

longMonth

initMonthQuarterIncomplete

prevMonthQuarterIncomplete

icon

monthName

increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

commas

increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

timeFull

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational countries list.

hasSubnat

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational complexity countries list.

hasComplexitySubnat

hasCountryLatestTrends

apostrophe

Returns boolean if the subnational cube has HS classification

hasSubnatHS

Checks if the cube should have complexity values at subnational profile

subnationalComplexityAvailability

lowerCaseFirst

ordinalSuperscript

If n < 20 returns the number name, else returns the number

numbersWord

countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

hasSubnatMap

Receives a cube and returns its data source link

dataSource_

Add link to the source data page and add a description

dataSource

dollar

toUpperCase

Joins an array of strings together, adding commas and 'and' when necessary.

list

Calculates the growth percentage between two numbers provided the following object format: {curr, prev}. Also supports calculating the growth between two margin of errors using this format: {curr, currMoe, prev, prevMoe}.

growth

growthPct

shortMonthName

Bilateral Product

Section

Inorganic Compounds

South Korea

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 58th most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of 1.44.

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tabler

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Latest Trends

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Historical Data

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($25.9M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($19.5M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/jpn">Japan</a> ($4.44M).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($2.69B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/jpn">Japan</a> ($25.5M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/usa">United States</a> ($22.6M).

Partner

Trade Flow

Time

Trade Value

Weight

trade_n_kor_m_hs

HS4 28.51

HS4 28.51 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Market Concentration

Subnational Monthly Trade

In 2024, some companies involved in the trade of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> between <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> and <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> were: <a href="/en/profile/company/lg-electronics">LG Electronics</a> (3).

Click on any date on the time series or any destination or origin on the treemap to explore.

In December 2006, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/phl">Philippines</a> ($45k), and <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($33k). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($265k), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($23k), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($10k), <a href="/en/profile/country/fra">France</a> ($4k), and <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($3k).

In December 2006, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> decreased by 33.9%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to China (-$50k or -60.2%), and Malaysia (-$20k or -100%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> increased by 29.7%. This was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Japan (+$167k or 170%), France (+$2k or 100%), and Italy (+$1k or 100%).

In December 2006, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> exported $78k and imported $306k of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a>, resulting in a negative trade balance of $228k. Between November 2006 and December 2006, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> increased by $9k (13%), from $69k to $78k. During the same period, imports decreased by $15k (-4.67%), from $321k to $306k.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-chemicals">Inorganic chemicals</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds-liquidcompressed-air-amalgams-nec">Inorganic Compounds (Liquid/Compressed Air, Amalgams, n.e.c.)</a>.

In 2023, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> exported $53.1M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a>, making it the 8th largest exporter of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> (out of 135) in the world. During the same year, <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> were the 439th most exported product (out of 1,188) in <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a>. In 2023, the main destinations of South Korea's <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($25.9M), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($19.5M), <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($4.44M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($1.84M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/mys">Malaysia</a> ($873k).

In 2023, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> imported $2.76B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a>, becoming the largest importer of <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> (out of 209) in the world. During the same year, <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> were the 23rd most imported product (out of 1,208) in <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a>. In 2023, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> primarily from: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($2.69B), <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($25.5M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($22.6M), <a href="/en/profile/country/pol">Poland</a> ($15.8M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/isr">Israel</a> ($2.41M).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> between 2022 and 2023 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($2.69B), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($13.5M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/pol">Poland</a> ($13.4M).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/inorganic-compounds">Inorganic Compounds</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> between 2022 and 2023 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($1.2M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($1.01M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($110k).

Keep exploring data about South Korea: <a href="https://pantheon.world/profile/country/south-korea">Human collective memory</a> & <a href="http://rankless.org/countries/south-korea">Academic impact</a>

Find the latest exports, imports and tariffs for Inorganic Compounds trade in South Korea.