Exports - partners:
China 21.8%, US 14.6%, Japan 8.5%, Hong Kong 5.5% (2005)
Imports:
$256 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil, steel,
transport equipment, organic chemicals, plastics
Imports - partners:
Japan 18.5%, China 14.8%, US 11.8%, Saudi Arabia 6.2% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$210.4 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$153.9 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $423.3 million (2004)
Currency (code):
South Korean won (KRW)
Currency code:
KRW
Exchange rates:
South Korean won per US dollar - 1,024.1 (2005), 1,145.3 (2004),
1,191.6 (2003), 1,251.1 (2002), 1,291 (2001)