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Korea, Rep.
Trade (% of GDP)

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Global rank#63out of 138 countries
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Historical trend

10279.958.136.314.6196019932025Korea, Rep. · 2025: 86.36%Korea, Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Rep. records 86.36% for Trade (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #63 globally out of 138 countries.
  • Trade (% of GDP) increased from 14.55% in 1960 to 86.36% in 2025, a gain of 71.81%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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