Current account balance:
$179.1 billion (2006 est.)
Exports:
$974 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment,
iron and steel
Exports - partners:
US 21.4%, Hong Kong 16.3%, Japan 11%, South Korea 4.6%, Germany
4.3% (2005)
Imports:
$777.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics, optical
and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel
Imports - partners:
Japan 15.2%, South Korea 11.6%, Taiwan 11.2%, US 7.4%, Germany 4.6%
(2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$1.034 trillion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$305.6 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$NA