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About

Finland-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Finland exported $776M to South Korea. The main products that Finland exported to South Korea were Raw Nickel ($176M), Electric Motors ($75.6M), and Electrical Transformers ($54.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Finland to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.21%, from $1.13B in 2018 to $776M in 2023.

In 2020, Finland exported services to South Korea worth $195M, with Computer and information services ($112M), Transportation ($36.6M), and Other business services ($36.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Korea-Finland Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $826M to Finland. The main products that South Korea exported to Finland were Cars ($217M), Electric Batteries ($187M), and Integrated Circuits ($56.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.47%,  from $890M in 2018 to $826M in 2023.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Finland worth $148M, with Transportation ($114M), Other business services ($23M), and Travel ($6.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Finland ranked 13 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.46), and 45 in total exports ($84.3B). 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, Finland exported $776M to South Korea. The main products exported from Finland to South Korea were Raw Nickel ($176M), Electric Motors ($75.6M), and Electrical Transformers ($54.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Finland to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.21%, from $1.13B in 2018 to $776M in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $826M to Finland. The main products exported from South Korea to Finland were Cars ($217M), Electric Batteries ($187M), and Integrated Circuits ($56.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Finland have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.47%, from $890M in 2023 to $826M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Finland (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

Finland Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Finland
Top Destination
United States$9.68B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Finland than South Korea included Sweden ($8.13B), Estonia ($2.4B), and Norway ($2.38B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Finland - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Finland had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Machines ($327M), Metals ($217M), and Paper Goods ($56M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with Finland in the exports of Machines ($395M), Transportation ($223M), and Chemical Products ($77.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Finland South Korea+$15.3MTelephones
Top Product Potential South Korea Finland+$66.8MCars

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

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

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