2022
Exports
$8.96BWorld Rnk 6 / 210
Flag Rnk 11 / 96
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Inorganic chemicals
1.72Rnk 21 / 1025
2022
Imports
$13BWorld Rnk 3 / 225
Flag Rnk 10 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Korea
1.78Rnk 4 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Korea exported $8.96B in Inorganic chemicals, making it the 6th largest exporter of Inorganic chemicals in the world. At the same year, Inorganic chemicals was the 11th most exported product in South Korea. The main destination of Inorganic chemicals exports from South Korea are: Poland ($2.1B), China ($1.25B), United States ($1.18B), Japan ($916M), and Malaysia ($508M).

The fastest growing export markets for Inorganic chemicals of South Korea between 2021 and 2022 were Poland ($1.05B), United States ($870M), and Slovenia ($293M).

Imports In 2022, South Korea imported $13B in Inorganic chemicals, becoming the 3rd largest importer of Inorganic chemicals in the world. At the same year, Inorganic chemicals was the 10th most imported product in South Korea. South Korea imports Inorganic chemicals primarily from: China ($6.36B), Chile ($1.37B), United States ($780M), Japan ($703M), and Indonesia ($526M).

The fastest growing import markets in Inorganic chemicals for South Korea between 2021 and 2022 were China ($3.43B), Chile ($1.05B), and Saudi Arabia ($284M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Samsung (66), LG Electronics (63), and General Motors (57) were at the forefront of shipping Inorganic chemicals from South Korea to the United States.

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August 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-723M(-49.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-574M(-33.3%)
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)China$222M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$8.96B
IMPORTS (2022)$13B
NET TRADE (2022)-$4B

In 2022, South Korea exported $8.96B in Inorganic chemicals. The main destinations of South Korea exports on Inorganic chemicals were Poland ($2.1B), China ($1.25B), United States ($1.18B), Japan ($916M), and Malaysia ($508M).

In 2022, South Korea imported $13B in Inorganic chemicals, mainly from China ($6.36B), Chile ($1.37B), United States ($780M), Japan ($703M), and Indonesia ($526M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Inorganic chemicals EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Korea WERE (2021 - 2022):
Poland$1.05B (101%)
United States$870M (284%)
Slovenia$293M (26.1k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Inorganic chemicals BY South Korea WERE (2021 - 2022):
China-$1.61B (-56.2%)
Hungary-$265M (-46.3%)
Russia-$36.8M (-65.2%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

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In 2022, South Korea's main exporting competitors in Inorganic chemicals were:
In 2022, South Korea's main importing competitors in Inorganic chemicals were:

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Trade Value of Inorganic chemicals by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $117M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $46.8M

Inorganic chemicals’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $117M.   Inorganic chemicals’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $46.8M.

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