Economy of Korea
Imports commoditiesmachinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil, steel, transport equipment, organic chemicals, plastics
Import partnersChina 16.5%, Japan 13%, US 8.5%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, Australia 5% (2011 est.)
ExportsExports commoditiessemiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
Export partnersChina 24.4%, US 10.1%, Japan 7.1% (2011 est.)
Economy sectorsAgriculture productsrice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish
Industrial productselectronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel
EconomyGDP PPP per land area16.7 Million $ per square kilometer (2013)16.0 Million $ per square kilometer (2012)15.8 Million $ per square kilometer (2011)
Electricity
Electricity - installed generating capacity84.7 Million kW
BankingGDP decomposition by sectorTourismInternational tourism, number of departures13.7 Million (2012)12.7 Million (2011)12.5 Million (2010)
Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)1.50 % of GDP
Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)3.54 % of GDP (2012)2.17 % of GDP (2011)2.69 % of GDP (2010)
