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About

Iran-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $10.5M to South Korea. The main products that Iran exported to South Korea were Raw Lead ($4.04M), Compasses ($2.06M), and Navigation Equipment ($633k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 73%, from $7.36B in 2017 to $10.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to South Korea.

South Korea-Iran Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $195M to Iran. The main products that South Korea exported to Iran were Orthopedic Appliances ($18.5M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($10.1M), and Liquid Pumps ($9.23M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 46%,  from $4.25B in 2017 to $195M in 2022.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Iran worth $404M, with Services not allocated ($263M), Transportation ($121M), and Other business services ($10.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Iran exported $10.5M to South Korea. The main products exported from Iran to South Korea were Raw Lead ($4.04M), Compasses ($2.06M), and Navigation Equipment ($633k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 73%, from $7.36B in 2017 to $10.5M in 2022.

In 2017, South Korea exported $195M to Iran. The main products exported from South Korea to Iran were Orthopedic Appliances ($18.5M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($10.1M), and Liquid Pumps ($9.23M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 46%, from $4.25B in 2022 to $195M in 2017.

Exports from Iran (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

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

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than South Korea included Armenia ($557M), Kuwait ($960M), and Azerbaijan ($454M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Iran included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iran - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Metals ($4.21M), Instruments ($2.06M), and Mineral Products ($896k).

During 2017, South Korea had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($83.9M), Instruments ($33.2M), and Metals ($24M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Iran South Korea+$967kNitrogenous Fertilizers
Top Product Potential South Korea Iran+$20.6MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

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

Product Space of Iran (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

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