Balance of trade · South Korea

South Korea Exports YoY

The South Korea Exports YoY 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.

Importancia
Low
Publicado
Monthly
Próxima publicación
Divisa
KRW · South Korean won
Banco central
The Bank of Korea

Últimas cifras

El último dato, de OCT, se publicó el 2026-11-01 y fue 93.7%. Está por encima del consenso de 93.2%. Es más que 83.7% la vez anterior.

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

En las últimas 12 publicaciones osciló entre 8.4% y 93.7%, con una media de 51.1%. Ha subido tres publicaciones seguidas.

Dec 2025: 8.4%Jan 2026: 13.4%Feb 2026: 33.9%Mar 2026: 29%Apr 2026: 48.3%May 2026: 48%Jun 2026: 53.2%Jul 2026: 70.9%Aug 2026: 62.8%Sep 2026: 68.7%Oct 2026: 83.5%Nov 2026: 93.7% Dec 2025Nov 2026
Resultados reales; la línea corta sobre una barra marca el consenso.
PublicadoParaRealConsensoAnterior
1 Nov 2026OCT93.7%93.2%83.7%
1 Oct 2026SEP83.5%61.7%68.7%
1 Sep 2026AUG68.7%62.6%63% ®
1 Aug 2026JUL62.8%59.0%70.7% ®
1 Jul 2026JUN70.9%–53.4% ®
1 Jun 2026MAY53.2%48.4%48%
1 May 2026APR48%45.3%49.2% ®
1 Apr 2026MAR48.3%44.9%28.7% ®
1 Mar 2026FEB29%24%33.8% ®
1 Feb 2026JAN33.9%29.9%13.3% ®
1 Jan 2026DEC13.4%8.3%8.4%
1 Dec 2025NOV8.4%5.7%3.5% ®

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Por qué importa

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.

Cómo se calcula

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

Qué significan los cambios

  • 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).

Mayor de lo esperado: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the South Korean won.

Menor de lo esperado: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the South Korean won.

Una breve historia

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.

Preguntas

What is the South Korea Exports YoY?

The South Korea Exports YoY 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 Exports YoY?

93.7% for OCT, published on 1 November 2026 (consensus 93.2%, previous 83.7%).

When is the next South Korea Exports YoY?

On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC.

Solo contenido educativo, no asesoramiento de inversión. Las cifras son los resultados publicados según los registra nuestro calendario; las reacciones del mercado descritas son típicas, no garantizadas.