Imports - commodities:
machinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil, steel,
transport equipment, organic chemicals, plastics
Imports - partners:
Japan 20.3%, US 13.9%, China 12.3%, Saudi Arabia 5.2% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$155.4 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$130.3 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA $200 million
Currency:
South Korean won (KRW)
Currency code:
KRW
Exchange rates:
South Korean won per US dollar - 1,191.61 (2003), 1,251.09 (2002),
1,290.99 (2001), 1,130.96 (2000), 1,188.82 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Korea, South