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About

South Korea-Kyrgyzstan Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $359M to Kyrgyzstan. The main products that South Korea exported to Kyrgyzstan were Cars ($219M), Beauty Products ($47.2M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($16.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Kyrgyzstan have increased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $86.7M in 2017 to $359M in 2022.

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

Kyrgyzstan-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Kyrgyzstan exported $1.19M to South Korea. The main products that Kyrgyzstan exported to South Korea were Refined Petroleum ($523k), Dried Vegetables ($183k), and Honey ($153k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kyrgyzstan to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 4.71%,  from $657k in 2017 to $1.19M in 2022.

In 2009, Kyrgyzstan exported services to South Korea worth $0, with being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Kyrgyzstan ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.12), and 141 in total exports ($2.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $359M to Kyrgyzstan. The main products exported from South Korea to Kyrgyzstan were Cars ($219M), Beauty Products ($47.2M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($16.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Kyrgyzstan have increased at an annualized rate of 32.9%, from $86.7M in 2017 to $359M in 2022.

In 2017, Kyrgyzstan exported $1.19M to South Korea. The main products exported from Kyrgyzstan to South Korea were Refined Petroleum ($523k), Dried Vegetables ($183k), and Honey ($153k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kyrgyzstan to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 4.71%, from $657k in 2022 to $1.19M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Kyrgyzstan
Top Destination
Russia$1.07B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kyrgyzstan than South Korea included Afghanistan ($21.6M), North Korea ($15k), and Anguilla ($175k).

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

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Kyrgyzstan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Kyrgyzstan in the exports of Transportation ($247M), Chemical Products ($55.2M), and Machines ($28.4M).

During 2017, Kyrgyzstan had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Mineral Products ($571k), Vegetable Products ($275k), and Animal Products ($153k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Kyrgyzstan+$14.2MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Kyrgyzstan South Korea+$2.18MRefined Petroleum

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 South Korea and Kyrgyzstan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kyrgyzstan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Kyrgyzstan indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea.

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

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