Korea, Rep. | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Korea
Records
63
Source
Korea, Rep. | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
1257789341.2853 1960
1149119879.04 1961
1553204047.0312 1962
1941460848.2673 1963
1458858793.8043 1964
1655241931.0272 1965
2475081844.7282 1966
3221443871.427 1967
4582951096.5315 1968
5778403602.2733 1969
6306454073.0048 1970
7576533939.3122 1971
7589443411.6375 1972
10169304192.705 1973
12163729245.923 1974
12673388139.643 1975
15779442549.532 1976
19262612709.199 1977
25132266828.182 1978
28544523311.103 1979
27592317095.546 1980
28881584328.254 1981
29318737966.449 1982
31337125122.408 1983
32690939716.743 1984
32023449260.689 1985
42655902878.326 1986
50373910486.957 1987
57034844522.648 1988
66056355151.963 1989
74930644744.143 1990
89904836852.122 1991
94235522712.05 1992
100590431516.8 1993
124667835298.12 1994
152132560828.15 1995
173637973301.27 1996
177740002343.16 1997
134693543716.47 1998
167875927592.01 1999
204964311056.39 2000
197868080224.41 2001
227332978175.48 2002
251155817773.07 2003
281505987209.9 2004
303330245965.24 2005
341161277772.5 2006
379996153684.61 2007
392395613432.04 2008
365290407864.17 2009
429251891657.7 2010
491545047205.78 2011
504165913245.69 2012
512433811322.76 2013
518906762220.34 2014
529869468434.79 2015
557288303443.34 2016
606647228773.98 2017
617038381364.38 2018
605256896288.75 2019
586322856176.54 2020
645512609946.04 2021
668361226488.29 2022
Korea, Rep. | Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)
Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2015 prices, expressed in U.S. dollars. Development relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions. Limitations and exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Korea
Records
63
Source