Merchandise imports, current USD
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
MERCHANDISE_IMPORTS_CURRENT_USD · raw · annual · USD
Merchandise import scale
Merchandise imports, current USD
Merchandise import scale
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
Data and evidence
Merchandise imports, current USD
Korea (Republic of)
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69,844,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181667 · revision 1
Value 69844000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 69844000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 81,525,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181666 · revision 1
Value 81525000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 81525000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 81,775,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181665 · revision 1
Value 81775000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 81775000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 83,800,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181664 · revision 1
Value 83800000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 83800000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 102,348,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181663 · revision 1
Value 102348000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 102348000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 135,119,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181662 · revision 1
Value 135119000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 135119000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 150,339,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181661 · revision 1
Value 150339000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 150339000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 144,616,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181660 · revision 1
Value 144616000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 144616000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 93,282,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181659 · revision 1
Value 93282000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 93282000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 119,752,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181658 · revision 1
Value 119752000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 119752000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 160,481,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181657 · revision 1
Value 160481000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 160481000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 141,098,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181656 · revision 1
Value 141098000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 141098000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 152,126,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181655 · revision 1
Value 152126000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 152126000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 178,827,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181654 · revision 1
Value 178827000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 178827000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 224,463,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181653 · revision 1
Value 224463000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 224463000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 261,238,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181652 · revision 1
Value 261238000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 261238000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 309,383,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181651 · revision 1
Value 309383000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 309383000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 356,846,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181650 · revision 1
Value 356846000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 356846000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 435,275,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181649 · revision 1
Value 435275000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 435275000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 323,085,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181648 · revision 1
Value 323085000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 323085000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 425,212,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181647 · revision 1
Value 425212000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 425212000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 524,413,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181646 · revision 1
Value 524413000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 524413000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 519,585,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181645 · revision 1
Value 519585000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 519585000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 515,584,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181644 · revision 1
Value 515584000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 515584000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 525,564,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181643 · revision 1
Value 525564000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 525564000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 436,499,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181642 · revision 1
Value 436499000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 436499000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 406,193,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181641 · revision 1
Value 406193000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 406193000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 478,478,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181640 · revision 1
Value 478478000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 478478000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 535,202,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181639 · revision 1
Value 535202000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 535202000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 503,343,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181638 · revision 1
Value 503343000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 503343000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 467,633,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181637 · revision 1
Value 467633000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 467633000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 615,093,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181636 · revision 1
Value 615093000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 615093000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 731,370,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181635 · revision 1
Value 731370000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 731370000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 642,572,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181634 · revision 1
Value 642572000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 642572000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | 631,767,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181633 · revision 1
Value 631767000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 631767000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | 631,895,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #181632 · revision 1
Value 631895000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 631895000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:29 · source revision unspecified |
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