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41%CURRENT US$
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25%CURRENT US$
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54.7%CURRENT US$
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About

Croatia-South Korea Trade: In 2023, Croatia exported $14.4M to South Korea. The main products that Croatia exported to South Korea were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($4.31M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.12M), and Musical Instrument Parts ($1.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Croatia to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $43.9M in 2018 to $14.4M in 2023.

In 2020, Croatia exported services to South Korea worth $10.5M, with Other business services ($5.6M), Travel ($3.77M), and Transportation ($457k) being the largest in terms of value.

South Korea-Croatia Trade: In 2023, South Korea exported $70.5M to Croatia. The main products that South Korea exported to Croatia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($9.62M), Cars ($7.49M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($5.59M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Croatia have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.1%,  from $246M in 2018 to $70.5M in 2023.

In 2023, South Korea did not export any services to Croatia.

Comparison: In 2023,  Croatia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 75 in total exports ($22.5B). 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, Croatia exported $14.4M to South Korea. The main products exported from Croatia to South Korea were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($4.31M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($1.12M), and Musical Instrument Parts ($1.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Croatia to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 20%, from $43.9M in 2018 to $14.4M in 2023.

In 2018, South Korea exported $70.5M to Croatia. The main products exported from South Korea to Croatia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($9.62M), Cars ($7.49M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($5.59M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Croatia have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.1%, from $246M in 2023 to $70.5M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Croatia Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Croatia
Top Destination
Italy$3.05B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$162B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Croatia than South Korea included Slovenia ($2.45B), Bosnia and Herzegovina ($1.3B), and Serbia ($1.15B).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Croatia - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Croatia had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Machines ($5.61M), Instruments ($2.26M), and Transportation ($1.79M).

During 2018, South Korea had a large net trade with Croatia in the exports of Machines ($25.2M), Chemical Products ($14.8M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($12.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Croatia South Korea+$1.74MKnit Sweaters
Top Product Potential South Korea Croatia+$18.2MCars

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

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

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