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2022
Exports $8.72MWorld Rnk 33 / 162
Flag Rnk 749 / 1204
2022
Destination $1.56M China
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $1.56MThailand
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Precious Stones-1.14Rnk 866 / 1025
2022
Imports $4.67MWorld Rnk 42 / 185
Flag Rnk 1027 / 1213
2022
Origin $273k Thailand
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $273kSwitzerland
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Korea1.78Rnk 4 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Korea exported $8.72M in Precious Stones, making it the 33rd largest exporter of Precious Stones in the world. At the same year, Precious Stones was the 749th most exported product in South Korea. The main destination of Precious Stones exports from South Korea are: China ($5.37M), Thailand ($1.56M), United States ($448k), Malaysia ($393k), and Switzerland ($333k).

The fastest growing export markets for Precious Stones of South Korea between 2021 and 2022 were Thailand ($1.56M), United States ($421k), and Switzerland ($331k).

Imports In 2022, South Korea imported $4.67M in Precious Stones, becoming the 42nd largest importer of Precious Stones in the world. At the same year, Precious Stones was the 1027th most imported product in South Korea. South Korea imports Precious Stones primarily from: Thailand ($1.26M), China ($916k), Hong Kong ($467k), Sri Lanka ($340k), and Russia ($309k).

The fastest growing import markets in Precious Stones for South Korea between 2021 and 2022 were Switzerland ($273k), Russia ($220k), and United States ($189k).

Latest Trends

September 2024

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Overview In September 2024 South Korea's Precious Stones exports accounted up to $509k and imports accounted up to $1.1M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $591k. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of South Korea's   Precious Stones have decreased by $-1.17M (-69.6%) from $1.68M to $509k, while imports increased by $726k (194%) from $374k to $1.1M.

Destinations In September 2024, Precious Stones were exported mostly to China ($498k), Japan ($7k), Thailand ($3k), United States ($1k), and Mozambique ($0), and were imported mostly from Mozambique ($396k), United States ($185k), Thailand ($177k), Hong Kong ($163k), and Sri Lanka ($88k).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Precious Stones's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Sri Lanka ($-25k or -50%), Japan ($-2k or -100%), and Hong Kong ($-1k or -8.33%). In September 2024, the increase in Precious Stones's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from China ($64k or 74.4%), Brazil ($31k or 1.55k%), and Japan ($7k or 700%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-1.17M(-69.6%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$726k(194%)
MAIN DESTINATION (September 2024)China$498k

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$8.72M
IMPORTS (2022)$4.67M
NET TRADE (2022)$4.05M

In 2022, South Korea exported $8.72M in Precious Stones. The main destinations of South Korea exports on Precious Stones were China ($5.37M), Thailand ($1.56M), United States ($448k), Malaysia ($393k), and Switzerland ($333k).

In 2022, South Korea imported $4.67M in Precious Stones, mainly from Thailand ($1.26M), China ($916k), Hong Kong ($467k), Sri Lanka ($340k), and Russia ($309k).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Precious Stones EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Korea WERE (2021 - 2022):
Thailand$1.56M (40.4k%)
United States$421k (1.56k%)
Switzerland$331k (17.2k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Precious Stones BY South Korea WERE (2021 - 2022):
China-$158k (-2.86%)
Singapore-$65.2k (-100%)
Vietnam-$37.3k (-67.2%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Korea's main exporting competitors in Precious Stones were:
Burma $4.13B
Thailand $1.37B
United States $1.37B
In 2022, South Korea's main importing competitors in Precious Stones were:
China $4.35B
United States $1.68B
Hong Kong $1.32B

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Trade Value of Precious Stones by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $4.57M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALThailand+ $892k

Precious Stones’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $4.57M.   Precious Stones’s highest import potential is Thailand with an import gap of $892k.

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