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Trade to GDP in South Korea

Latest: 86.4%
Previous: 84.6%
Change: +1.72 (+2.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Trade to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Trade to GDP in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	26.5%
Dec 31, 1967	28.6%
Dec 31, 1968	32.5%
Dec 31, 1969	32.8%
Dec 31, 1970	32.2%
Dec 31, 1971	35.3%
Dec 31, 1972	37.5%
Dec 31, 1973	50.8%
Dec 31, 1974	54.6%
Dec 31, 1975	53.0%
Dec 31, 1976	53.0%
Dec 31, 1977	53.0%
Dec 31, 1978	53.3%
Dec 31, 1979	53.5%
Dec 31, 1980	64.2%
Dec 31, 1981	65.7%
Dec 31, 1982	59.0%
Dec 31, 1983	56.6%
Dec 31, 1984	56.0%
Dec 31, 1985	51.3%
Dec 31, 1986	58.4%
Dec 31, 1987	61.1%
Dec 31, 1988	56.9%
Dec 31, 1989	51.3%
Dec 31, 1990	49.2%
Dec 31, 1991	48.3%
Dec 31, 1992	47.2%
Dec 31, 1993	45.4%
Dec 31, 1994	47.7%
Dec 31, 1995	51.4%
Dec 31, 1996	51.6%
Dec 31, 1997	55.9%
Dec 31, 1998	66.3%
Dec 31, 1999	57.9%
Dec 31, 2000	64.1%
Dec 31, 2001	60.4%
Dec 31, 2002	56.7%
Dec 31, 2003	59.4%
Dec 31, 2004	67.9%
Dec 31, 2005	66.2%
Dec 31, 2006	68.4%
Dec 31, 2007	71.3%
Dec 31, 2008	92.1%
Dec 31, 2009	83.1%
Dec 31, 2010	88.0%
Dec 31, 2011	101.7%
Dec 31, 2012	101.5%
Dec 31, 2013	94.2%
Dec 31, 2014	86.9%
Dec 31, 2015	75.4%
Dec 31, 2016	69.9%
Dec 31, 2017	73.2%
Dec 31, 2018	74.7%
Dec 31, 2019	71.4%
Dec 31, 2020	65.5%
Dec 31, 2021	75.3%
Dec 31, 2022	90.6%
Dec 31, 2023	82.3%
Dec 31, 2024	84.6%
Dec 31, 2025	86.4%

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