2022
Exports
$18.9BWorld Rnk 11 / 226
Flag Rnk 9 / 96
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments
2.12Rnk 3 / 1025
2022
Imports
$20.4BWorld Rnk 9 / 226
Flag Rnk 6 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Korea
1.78Rnk 4 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Korea exported $18.9B in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments, making it the 11th largest exporter of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments in the world. At the same year, Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments was the 9th most exported product in South Korea. The main destination of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments exports from South Korea are: China ($7.33B), United States ($1.89B), Vietnam ($1.52B), Chinese Taipei ($1.03B), and Japan ($752M).

The fastest growing export markets for Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments of South Korea between 2021 and 2022 were Chinese Taipei ($370M), India ($115M), and Mexico ($74M).

Imports In 2022, South Korea imported $20.4B in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments, becoming the 9th largest importer of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments in the world. At the same year, Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments was the 6th most imported product in South Korea. South Korea imports Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments primarily from: United States ($4.17B), China ($3.72B), Japan ($3.41B), Germany ($1.57B), and Singapore ($966M).

The fastest growing import markets in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments for South Korea between 2021 and 2022 were Mexico ($90.2M), Malaysia ($54.1M), and Ireland ($48M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as LG Electronics (1.7k), Volvo (201), and Fuyao Glass (56) were at the forefront of shipping Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments from South Korea to the United States.

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October 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$45.6M(3.22%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$153M(8.1%)
MAIN DESTINATION (October 2024)China$512M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$18.9B
IMPORTS (2022)$20.4B
NET TRADE (2022)-$1.43B

In 2022, South Korea exported $18.9B in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments. The main destinations of South Korea exports on Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were China ($7.33B), United States ($1.89B), Vietnam ($1.52B), Chinese Taipei ($1.03B), and Japan ($752M).

In 2022, South Korea imported $20.4B in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments, mainly from United States ($4.17B), China ($3.72B), Japan ($3.41B), Germany ($1.57B), and Singapore ($966M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Korea WERE (2021 - 2022):
Chinese Taipei$370M (55.8%)
India$115M (25.4%)
Mexico$74M (21.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments BY South Korea WERE (2021 - 2022):
China-$4.53B (-38.2%)
Vietnam-$936M (-38.2%)
Hong Kong-$299M (-48.4%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

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In 2022, South Korea's main exporting competitors in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were:
In 2022, South Korea's main importing competitors in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were:

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Trade Value of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $609M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $990M

Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $609M.   Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $990M.

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