Balance of trade · South Korea

South Korea Balance of Trade

The South Korea Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that South Korea sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

الأهمية
Low
صدر
Monthly
الإصدار التالي
العملة
KRW · South Korean won
البنك المركزي
The Bank of Korea

أحدث الأرقام

صدر آخر إصدار، عن OCT، في 2026-11-01 وجاء عند $42.50B.

صدرالمدةالفعليالتوقعاتالسابق
1 Nov 2026OCT$42.50B$37.24B$49.97B
1 Oct 2026SEP$49.85B$38.2B$34.79B ®
1 Sep 2026AUG$34.75B$30.7B$30.32B
1 Aug 2026JUL$30.32B$29.59B$36.09B ®
1 Jul 2026JUN$36.15B–$27.04B ®
1 Jun 2026MAY$26.95B$24.3B$23.76B ®
1 May 2026APR$23.77B$23B$26.24B ®
1 Apr 2026MAR$25.74B$21.2B$15.38B ®
1 Mar 2026FEB$15.5B$10B$8.74B
1 Feb 2026JAN$8.74B$4.6B$12.17B ®
1 Jan 2026DEC$12.18B$10B$9.74B
1 Dec 2025NOV$9.74B$8.4B$6.00B ®

اعرضه في المفكرة الاقتصادية ←

لماذا يهم

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the South Korean won; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

طريقة الحساب

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

ما تعنيه التغيرات

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

أعلى من المتوقع: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the South Korean won.

أقل من المتوقع: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the South Korean won.

لمحة تاريخية قصيرة

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

الأسئلة

What is the South Korea Balance of Trade?

The South Korea Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that South Korea sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest South Korea Balance of Trade?

$42.50B for OCT, published on 1 November 2026 (consensus $37.24B, previous $49.97B).

When is the next South Korea Balance of Trade?

On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC.

محتوى تعليمي فقط، وليس نصيحة استثمارية. الأرقام هي النتائج المنشورة كما سجّلتها مفكرتنا؛ وردود فعل السوق الموصوفة نموذجية وليست مضمونة.