General profile: Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021

Population

Exchange rate

GDP

25.972 Millions

155.000 KPW/US$

-

Land area¹

CPI growth

GDP growth

(q) 120 410 km²

..

-2.94 %

INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

+45.6 %

Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021

Total merchandise trade

(millions of US$)

2005

2010

2015

2021

Merchandise exports

(e) 1 338

(e) 2 555

4 152

(e) 131

Merchandise imports

(e) 2 718

(e) 3 530

4 822

(e) 490

Merchandise trade balance

(e) -1 380

(e) -975

-670

(e) -359

Export structure by product group in 2021

(as % of total exports)

Top 5 partners in 2021

(exports, millions of US$)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES

Total trade in services²

(millions of US$)

2005

2010

2015

2021

Services exports

-

Services imports

-

Services trade balance

-

Services exports by main category²

(as % of total services)

2005

2010

2015

2021

Transport

..

Travel

..

Other services

..

TRADE INDICES

ECONOMIC TRENDS

-2.9 %

Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021

Economic indicators

(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)

2005

2010

2015

2021

GDP, current

13 031

13 945

16 283

-

GDP per capita, current US$

541

565

645

-

Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %

3.76

-0.47

-1.14

-2.94

Current account balance, % of GDP

..

Exchange rate (/US$)

138.246

100.798

107.557

155.000

GDP by expenditure in 2020

(as % of total GDP)

FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES

..

FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021

Financial flows

(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)

2005

2010

2015

2021

FDI inflows

-5.98

13.59

78.21

18.12

FDI outflows

..

Personal remittances, % of GDP

..

Financial flows trends

(millions of US$)

TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES

Trade balance indicators²

(as % and index)

2005

2010

2015

2021

Balance, % of GDP

-

Balance, % of imports

-

Normalized balance

-

Trade openness²

(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)

LIVING AREA

Population by living area in 2021

(% of population)

OTHER INDICATORS

0.051 %

Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021

Maritime transport indicators

2005

2010

2015

2021

Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)

1 531

1 266

769

1 097

Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)

..

0.89

..

Container port throughput (TEU)

..

Information economy indicators

(as % of)

2005

2010

2015

2021

Share of ICT goods, % of total exports

..

Share of ICT goods, % of total imports

..

Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector

..

Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)


	Notes:
	1	Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
	2	Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
	e	Estimated.
	q	Estimated. Data refers to 2020.


	Symbols for missing values:
	0	Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
	..	Not available or not separately reported
	_	Not applicable
	...	Not available, including no quotation
	#	Non-relevant calculation
	-	Not publishable
	***	Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals

Abbreviations & acronyms:

DWT:

Dead weight tons

FDI:

Foreign direct investment

GDP:

Gross domestic product

ICT:

Information and communication technology

TEU:

Twenty foot equivalent unit

US$:

United States dollar

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Generation date: 20 October 2022