2023
Exports
$609MWorld Rnk 8 / 164
Flag Rnk 136 / 1188
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Iron Blocks
-0.47Rnk 688 / 1025
2023
Imports
$499MWorld Rnk 9 / 220
Flag Rnk 163 / 1208
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Korea
1.85Rnk 4 / 132

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Exports In 2023, South Korea exported $609M in Iron Blocks, making it the 8th largest exporter of Iron Blocks in the world. At the same year, Iron Blocks was the 136th most exported product in South Korea. The main destination of Iron Blocks exports from South Korea are: United States ($154M), Canada ($88.8M), Turkey ($69.9M), Mexico ($39.4M), and Chinese Taipei ($37.7M).

The fastest growing export markets for Iron Blocks of South Korea between 2022 and 2023 were Turkey ($22M), United Arab Emirates ($17.4M), and Japan ($9.16M).

Imports In 2023, South Korea imported $499M in Iron Blocks, becoming the 9th largest importer of Iron Blocks in the world. At the same year, Iron Blocks was the 163rd most imported product in South Korea. South Korea imports Iron Blocks primarily from: Japan ($289M), China ($180M), Bahrain ($21.6M), Germany ($2.74M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.93M).

The fastest growing import markets in Iron Blocks for South Korea between 2022 and 2023 were China ($29.5M), United Arab Emirates ($1.74M), and Chinese Taipei ($395k).

COMPANIES In 2024, leading companies such as Samsung (238), LG Electronics (7), and Loblaws Supermarkets (2) were at the forefront of shipping Iron Blocks from South Korea to the United States.

Latest Trends

January 2025

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-12.2M(-21.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-22.7M(-40.2%)
MAIN DESTINATION (January 2025)Canada$15.6M

This section shows Iron Blocks's exports and imports data at subnational level for South Korea. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Iron Blocks over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$609M
IMPORTS (2023)$499M
NET TRADE (2023)$110M

In 2023, South Korea exported $609M in Iron Blocks. The main destinations of South Korea exports on Iron Blocks were United States ($154M), Canada ($88.8M), Turkey ($69.9M), Mexico ($39.4M), and Chinese Taipei ($37.7M).

In 2023, South Korea imported $499M in Iron Blocks, mainly from Japan ($289M), China ($180M), Bahrain ($21.6M), Germany ($2.74M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.93M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Iron Blocks EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Korea WERE (2022 - 2023):
Turkey$22M (46%)
Japan$9.16M (53.9%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Iron Blocks BY South Korea WERE (2022 - 2023):
Canada-$93.9M (-51.4%)
United States-$62.3M (-28.8%)
Malaysia-$34.6M (-78.8%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, South Korea's main exporting competitors in Iron Blocks were:
China $2.69B
Spain $1.83B
Germany $1.64B
In 2023, South Korea's main importing competitors in Iron Blocks were:

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Trade Value of Iron Blocks by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALPhilippines+ $7.03M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $34.9M

Iron Blocks’s highest export potential is Philippines. With an export gap of $7.03M.   Iron Blocks’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $34.9M.

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