2023
Exports
$889MWorld Rnk 35 / 214
Flag Rnk 99 / 1188
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Packaged Medicaments
0.63Rnk 313 / 1025
2023
Imports
$4.55BWorld Rnk 21 / 226
Flag Rnk 15 / 1208
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Korea
1.85Rnk 4 / 132

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Exports In 2023, South Korea exported $889M in Packaged Medicaments, making it the 35th largest exporter of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 99th most exported product in South Korea. The main destination of Packaged Medicaments exports from South Korea are: Japan ($166M), Hong Kong ($111M), China ($57.4M), United States ($47.3M), and Thailand ($45.1M).

The fastest growing export markets for Packaged Medicaments of South Korea between 2022 and 2023 were Hong Kong ($64M), Malawi ($10.6M), and Saudi Arabia ($9.16M).

Imports In 2018, South Korea imported $4.55B in Packaged Medicaments, becoming the 21st largest importer of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 15th most imported product in South Korea. South Korea imports Packaged Medicaments primarily from: United States ($1.06B), Germany ($542M), Belgium ($433M), Italy ($398M), and Switzerland ($364M).

The fastest growing import markets in Packaged Medicaments for South Korea between 2022 and 2023 were Belgium ($319M), China ($177M), and Switzerland ($114M).

Latest Trends

January 2025

Subnational Monthly Trade

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Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-14.7M(-23.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$-103M(-23.7%)
MAIN DESTINATION (January 2025)Japan$7.92M

This section shows Packaged Medicaments'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 Packaged Medicaments over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$889M
IMPORTS (2023)$4.55B
NET TRADE (2023)-$3.66B

In 2023, South Korea exported $889M in Packaged Medicaments. The main destinations of South Korea exports on Packaged Medicaments were Japan ($166M), Hong Kong ($111M), China ($57.4M), United States ($47.3M), and Thailand ($45.1M).

In 2023, South Korea imported $4.55B in Packaged Medicaments, mainly from United States ($1.06B), Germany ($542M), Belgium ($433M), Italy ($398M), and Switzerland ($364M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Packaged Medicaments EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Korea WERE (2022 - 2023):
Hong Kong$64M (137%)
Malawi$10.6M (256%)
Saudi Arabia$9.16M (87.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Packaged Medicaments BY South Korea WERE (2022 - 2023):
Vietnam-$150M (-100%)
Mongolia-$14.7M (-100%)
Mozambique-$13.6M (-99.2%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, South Korea's main exporting competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:
In 2023, South Korea's main importing competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:

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Trade Value of Packaged Medicaments by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $87.3M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $192M

Packaged Medicaments’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $87.3M.   Packaged Medicaments’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $192M.

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