Korea - Trade Balance 2019
$46.2B
−$30.4B from 2018
Korea's trade balance was $46.2B in 2019, decreased +$30.4B from $76.6B in 2018. This was the 170th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United States | $-577.3B | 2.7% |
| 2nd | India | $-73.1B | 28.1% |
| 3rd | Philippines | $-45.5B | -11.8% |
| 4th | United Kingdom | $-34.4B | 1.0% |
| 5th | Pakistan | $-32.5B | 12.8% |
| 6th | Canada | $-25.6B | 24.0% |
| 7th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $-25.0B | 4.3% |
| 8th | Bangladesh | $-18.9B | 17.8% |
| 9th | Colombia | $-18.8B | -18.8% |
| 10th | France | $-17.7B | 34.2% |
| 11th | Japan | $-14.8B | -1,571.9% |
| 12th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $-13.8B | -225.7% |
| 13th | Ukraine | $-12.4B | -8.4% |
| 14th | Brazil | $-12.1B | -259.9% |
| 15th | Nepal | $-11.5B | -6.0% |
| 16th | Lebanon | $-11.1B | 24.1% |
| 17th | Algeria | $-11.0B | -1.2% |
| 18th | Romania | $-10.6B | -24.4% |
| 19th | Morocco | $-10.1B | 17.6% |
| 20th | Uzbekistan | $-9.6B | -3.6% |
| 21st | Kenya | $-8.9B | -3.9% |
| 22nd | Guatemala | $-7.9B | -1.5% |
| 23rd | West Bank and Gaza | $-6.5B | -1.2% |
| 24th | Jordan | $-5.8B | 25.9% |
| 25th | Mexico | $-5.3B | 80.3% |
| 26th | Serbia | $-5.2B | -19.8% |
| 27th | Chile | $-5.2B | -56.6% |
| 28th | Sri Lanka | $-5.1B | 21.3% |
| 29th | Indonesia | $-5.0B | 55.3% |
| 30th | Mozambique | $-4.9B | 3.6% |
| 31st | Honduras | $-4.7B | 4.7% |
| 32nd | Tunisia | $-4.4B | 20.6% |
| 33rd | El Salvador | $-4.3B | 6.2% |
| 34th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $-3.8B | -7.0% |
| 35th | Dominican Republic | $-3.8B | -2.8% |
| 36th | Syrian Arab Republic | $-3.6B | 19.4% |
| 37th | Haiti | $-3.5B | 8.9% |
| 38th | Senegal | $-3.3B | 9.1% |
| 39th | Greece | $-3.0B | 27.7% |
| 40th | Sudan | $-3.0B | -40.3% |
| 41st | Moldova | $-3.0B | -1.1% |
| 42nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $-3.0B | 0.2% |
| 43rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $-2.8B | 6.7% |
| 44th | Kyrgyz Republic | $-2.6B | 12.7% |
| 45th | Tajikistan | $-2.2B | -2.9% |
| 46th | Mali | $-2.2B | -11.6% |
| 47th | Kosovo | $-2.1B | 3.6% |
| 48th | Guam | $-2.1B | -2.3% |
| 49th | Albania | $-2.1B | -1.7% |
| 50th | New Caledonia | $-2.0B | -20.5% |
| 51st | Malawi | $-2.0B | -0.7% |
| 52nd | Niger | $-2.0B | -4.7% |
| 53rd | Virgin Islands (US) | $-1.9B | 9.8% |
| 54th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $-1.9B | -10.2% |
| 55th | Uganda | $-1.8B | 14.6% |
| 56th | Armenia | $-1.8B | -6.4% |
| 57th | Cambodia | $-1.8B | 28.5% |
| 58th | North Macedonia | $-1.7B | -9.7% |
| 59th | Georgia | $-1.6B | 13.3% |
| 60th | Botswana | $-1.5B | -974.7% |
| 61st | Rwanda | $-1.5B | -13.4% |
| 62nd | Cameroon | $-1.5B | -17.2% |
| 63rd | French Polynesia | $-1.3B | 5.8% |
| 64th | Ghana | $-1.3B | -86.6% |
| 65th | Namibia | $-1.3B | 6.9% |
| 66th | Sierra Leone | $-1.2B | -24.5% |
| 67th | Montenegro | $-1.2B | 10.8% |
| 68th | Lesotho | $-1.1B | -0.5% |
| 69th | Guinea | $-1.1B | -10.2% |
| 70th | Mauritius | $-1.1B | -10.8% |
| 71st | Mongolia | $-847.0M | 35.9% |
| 72nd | Madagascar | $-811.4M | -23.6% |
| 73rd | Mauritania | $-686.2M | 42.5% |
| 74th | Benin | $-636.2M | 38.5% |
| 75th | Togo | $-596.2M | 4.8% |
| 76th | Tanzania | $-576.8M | 68.0% |
| 77th | Timor-Leste | $-572.9M | 37.5% |
| 78th | Nicaragua | $-563.0M | 54.2% |
| 79th | Belarus | $-425.9M | -146.8% |
| 80th | Central African Republic | $-412.2M | -4.4% |
| 81st | Bhutan | $-361.3M | 34.5% |
| 82nd | Maldives | $-349.2M | 32.7% |
| 83rd | Burkina Faso | $-303.5M | 57.0% |
| 84th | Greenland | $-302.9M | -1,042.5% |
| 85th | Gambia, The | $-284.1M | 16.0% |
| 86th | Croatia | $-252.7M | 52.5% |
| 87th | Northern Mariana Islands | $-233.0M | -145.3% |
| 88th | Cabo Verde | $-229.6M | 26.4% |
| 89th | Tonga | $-220.5M | -2.3% |
| 90th | American Samoa | $-215.0M | 4.9% |
| 91st | Guinea-Bissau | $-213.6M | -238.0% |
| 92nd | Comoros | $-198.6M | 1.9% |
| 93rd | Zimbabwe | $-189.5M | 75.0% |
| 94th | Marshall Islands | $-183.7M | -70.3% |
| 95th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $-167.0M | -39.2% |
| 96th | Seychelles | $-162.5M | 21.6% |
| 97th | Solomon Islands | $-162.0M | -136.4% |
| 98th | Aruba | $-151.2M | -129.9% |
| 99th | Kiribati | $-148.3M | 2.7% |
| 100th | Samoa | $-121.1M | 8.1% |
| 101st | Palau | $-109.5M | -18.0% |
| 102nd | Latvia | $-72.1M | 56.1% |
| 103rd | Nauru | $-44.0M | -7.5% |
| 104th | Slovak Republic | $-36.4M | -103.1% |
| 105th | Panama | $-210,453 | 100.0% |
| 106th | Vanuatu | $12.2M | -47.3% |
| 107th | Antigua and Barbuda | $13.7M | 114.4% |
| 108th | Ecuador | $15.5M | 101.6% |
| 109th | Belize | $38.0M | -33.0% |
| 110th | Faroe Islands | $95.3M | 341.2% |
| 111th | Zambia | $112.2M | -58.5% |
| 112th | Eswatini | $133.1M | 176.4% |
| 113th | Bahamas, The | $156.0M | 173.7% |
| 114th | Cyprus | $265.0M | -26.4% |
| 115th | San Marino | $335.1M | -14.6% |
| 116th | Paraguay | $361.2M | -45.2% |
| 117th | Djibouti | $386.0M | 3.2% |
| 118th | Côte d'Ivoire | $398.9M | 205.1% |
| 119th | New Zealand | $437.5M | 685.4% |
| 120th | Chad | $485.8M | -36.0% |
| 121st | Equatorial Guinea | $839.0M | -58.9% |
| 122nd | Brunei Darussalam | $994.4M | -26.5% |
| 123rd | Estonia | $1.2B | 62.5% |
| 124th | Portugal | $1.3B | -14.3% |
| 125th | Iceland | $1.4B | 31.7% |
| 126th | Cayman Islands | $1.4B | -0.6% |
| 127th | Cuba | $1.7B | -15.4% |
| 128th | Finland | $1.8B | 177.6% |
| 129th | Costa Rica | $1.9B | 461.0% |
| 130th | Bermuda | $1.9B | 4.9% |
| 131st | South Africa | $2.0B | -4.4% |
| 132nd | Turkmenistan | $2.1B | -41.7% |
| 133rd | Bulgaria | $2.3B | 29.6% |
| 134th | Belgium | $2.5B | 135.4% |
| 135th | Peru | $2.6B | -33.6% |
| 136th | Malta | $2.6B | -13.2% |
| 137th | Lithuania | $2.9B | 187.9% |
| 138th | Congo, Republic of | $2.9B | -17.4% |
| 139th | Hungary | $3.6B | -44.8% |
| 140th | Uruguay | $3.8B | 14.3% |
| 141st | Libya | $4.0B | -66.6% |
| 142nd | Bahrain | $4.4B | 49.7% |
| 143rd | Slovenia | $4.7B | 2.1% |
| 144th | Gabon | $5.0B | -6.7% |
| 145th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $5.7B | 832.1% |
| 146th | Azerbaijan | $5.9B | -23.9% |
| 147th | Israel | $6.6B | 171.8% |
| 148th | Norway | $9.8B | -65.6% |
| 149th | Angola | $11.0B | -9.6% |
| 150th | Oman | $11.0B | 0.6% |
| 151st | Puerto Rico (US) | $14.3B | 1.7% |
| 152nd | Argentina | $14.4B | 245.4% |
| 153rd | Kazakhstan | $14.6B | -30.7% |
| 154th | Czechia | $15.7B | 2.2% |
| 155th | Austria | $15.9B | 15.9% |
| 156th | Iraq | $16.6B | -53.7% |
| 157th | Kuwait | $17.5B | 6.7% |
| 158th | Viet Nam | $18.8B | 44.6% |
| 159th | Ireland | $19.5B | -83.3% |
| 160th | Sweden | $20.3B | 150.9% |
| 161st | Denmark | $20.8B | 13.4% |
| 162nd | Luxembourg | $21.3B | -8.0% |
| 163rd | Poland | $22.0B | 82.6% |
| 164th | Qatar | $25.3B | -31.2% |
| 165th | Türkiye | $27.0B | 443.3% |
| 166th | Malaysia | $27.5B | 14.2% |
| 167th | Macao SAR, China | $27.5B | 1.8% |
| 168th | Australia | $29.7B | 3,890.1% |
| 169th | Spain | $41.9B | 6.8% |
| 170th | Korea | $46.2B | -39.7% |
| 171st | Thailand | $50.9B | 13.6% |
| 172nd | Italy | $64.7B | 31.1% |
| 173rd | Saudi Arabia | $66.9B | -36.8% |
| 174th | Switzerland | $70.7B | -7.4% |
| 175th | Netherlands | $92.6B | -5.7% |
| 176th | United Arab Emirates | $98.9B | -16.7% |
| 177th | Singapore | $110.5B | -1.6% |
| 178th | Russian Federation | $129.3B | -22.0% |
| 179th | China | $132.8B | 45.1% |
| 180th | Germany | $222.0B | -6.7% |
FAQ
What was Korea's trade balance in 2019?▾
Korea's trade balance in 2019 was $46.2B. This ranked 170th globally.
How did Korea's trade balance change in 2019?▾
Korea's trade balance decreased by 39.7% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest trade balance in 2019?▾
Germany had the highest trade balance in 2019 at $222.0B.
What is the trade balance of Korea in 2019?▾
The trade balance of Korea in 2019 was $46.2B. This ranked 170th globally.
What was Korea's trade balance in billion in 2019?▾
Korea's trade balance in 2019 was approximately 46.15 billion ($46.2B).
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Korea's trade balance?▾
Korea's trade balance went from $76.6B in 2018 to $46.2B in 2019, a 39.7% decrease.
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