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193%CURRENT US$
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30.3%CURRENT US$
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$1,028CURRENT US$
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124%CURRENT US$
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$32,255CURRENT US$
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26.7%CURRENT US$
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Ethiopia-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $123M to South Korea. The main products that Ethiopia exported to South Korea were Coffee ($111M), Non-Knit Women's Coats ($2.74M), and Cut Flowers ($2.12M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $66.4M in 2017 to $123M in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to South Korea.

South Korea-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $128M to Ethiopia. The main products that South Korea exported to Ethiopia were Large Construction Vehicles ($29.5M), Cars ($8.99M), and Rice ($8.79M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.74%,  from $181M in 2017 to $128M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

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Trade between Ethiopia (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

Ethiopia Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

This map shows whether countries import more from Ethiopia or South Korea. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Ethiopia and South Korea or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than South Korea included Somalia ($265M), Djibouti ($86.8M), and South Sudan ($7.98M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Ethiopia included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Ethiopia (Flag) (2022)

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia South Korea+$12.6MCoffee
Top Product Potential South Korea Ethiopia+$17.2MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Ethiopia and South Korea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia.

Product Space of Ethiopia (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (NaN)

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