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About

Spain-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $1.92B to South Korea. The main products that Spain exported to South Korea were Pig Meat ($400M), Packaged Medicaments ($138M), and Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($71.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.16%, from $2.5B in 2018 to $1.92B in 2023.

In 2009, Spain exported services to South Korea worth $108M, with Services not allocated ($108M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Korea-Spain Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $4.02B to Spain. The main products that South Korea exported to Spain were Cars ($1.17B), Refined Petroleum ($209M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($186M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 1.91%,  from $3.66B in 2018 to $4.02B in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Spain worth $216M, with Transportation ($174M), Other business services ($24.3M), and Travel ($14.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B). 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, Spain exported $1.92B to South Korea. The main products exported from Spain to South Korea were Pig Meat ($400M), Packaged Medicaments ($138M), and Non-Iron and Steel Slag, Ash and Residues ($71.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.16%, from $2.5B in 2018 to $1.92B in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $4.02B to Spain. The main products exported from South Korea to Spain were Cars ($1.17B), Refined Petroleum ($209M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($186M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 1.91%, from $3.66B in 2023 to $4.02B in 2018.

Exports from Spain (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than South Korea included France ($61.9B), Portugal ($38.1B), and Italy ($34.7B).

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

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Spain - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Spain had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Animal Products ($496M), Chemical Products ($323M), and Machines ($227M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Transportation ($1.37B), Metals ($618M), and Machines ($532M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Spain South Korea+$73.4MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential South Korea Spain+$273MCars

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

Product Space of Spain (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2023)

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