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About

Tuvalu-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Tuvalu exported $1.41M to South Korea. The main products that Tuvalu exported to South Korea were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.39M), Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($17k), and Scrap Aluminium ($7.25k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tuvalu to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 853%, from $18 in 2017 to $1.41M in 2022.

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

South Korea-Tuvalu Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $4.01M to Tuvalu. The main products that South Korea exported to Tuvalu were Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($1.6M), Engine Parts ($1.34M), and Stranded Iron Wire ($404k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Tuvalu have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.88%,  from $4.79M in 2017 to $4.01M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Tuvalu ranked 198 in total exports ($72.1M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Tuvalu exported $1.41M to South Korea. The main products exported from Tuvalu to South Korea were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($1.39M), Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($17k), and Scrap Aluminium ($7.25k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tuvalu to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 853%, from $18 in 2017 to $1.41M in 2022.

In 2017, South Korea exported $4.01M to Tuvalu. The main products exported from South Korea to Tuvalu were Twine, cordage or rope; knotted netting, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials ($1.6M), Engine Parts ($1.34M), and Stranded Iron Wire ($404k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Tuvalu have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.88%, from $4.79M in 2022 to $4.01M in 2017.

Exports from Tuvalu (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Tuvalu (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

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

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tuvalu
Top Destination
Thailand$50M
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Tuvalu than from South Korea.

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

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

Comparative Advantage Tuvalu - South Korea

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Tuvalu and South Korea by product, considering products traded by both, Tuvalu and South Korea.

During 2022, Tuvalu had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Animal Products ($1.39M), Textiles ($17.4k), and Metals ($7.25k).

During 2017, South Korea had a large net trade with Tuvalu in the exports of Textiles ($1.64M), Machines ($1.36M), and Metals ($528k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Tuvalu and South Korea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu.

Product Space of Tuvalu (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

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