South Korea posted a trade surplus of USD 1.63 billion in July 2023, swinging from a deficit of USD 5.05 billion in the same month a year earlier, but below market expectations of a USD 3.03 billion surplus, a preliminary reading showed. This was the second straight month of trade surplus as exports dropped less than imports. Sales shrank 16.5% yoy, the tenth consecutive month of decline and the steepest decrease since May 2020, amid weakening global demand and a fall in chip prices. Meanwhile, purchases plunged 25.4%, the sixth decline so far this year and the steepest pace since August 2009. source: Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE)
Balance of Trade in South Korea averaged 1029.66 USD Million from 1966 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 13419.36 USD Million in September of 2017 and a record low of -12650.00 USD Million in January of 2023. This page provides the latest reported value for - South Korea Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. South Korea Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2023.
Balance of Trade in South Korea is expected to be -2000.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 6700.00 USD Million in 2024 and -3000.00 USD Million in 2025, according to our econometric models.