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30.3%CURRENT US$
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26.7%CURRENT US$
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$6,153CURRENT US$
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About

South Korea-Paraguay Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $169M to Paraguay. The main products that South Korea exported to Paraguay were Cars ($68.4M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($12.9M), and Aluminium Plating ($8.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Paraguay have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.91%, from $187M in 2017 to $169M in 2022.

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

Paraguay-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Paraguay exported $95.6M to South Korea. The main products that Paraguay exported to South Korea were Corn ($83.9M), Scrap Copper ($4.52M), and Preserved Meat ($2.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Paraguay to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.02%,  from $101M in 2017 to $95.6M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Paraguay ranked 81 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.34), and 103 in total exports ($10.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $169M to Paraguay. The main products exported from South Korea to Paraguay were Cars ($68.4M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($12.9M), and Aluminium Plating ($8.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Paraguay have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.91%, from $187M in 2017 to $169M in 2022.

In 2017, Paraguay exported $95.6M to South Korea. The main products exported from Paraguay to South Korea were Corn ($83.9M), Scrap Copper ($4.52M), and Preserved Meat ($2.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Paraguay to South Korea have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.02%, from $101M in 2022 to $95.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Paraguay
Top Destination
Brazil$3.67B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Paraguay than South Korea included Argentina ($1.91B), Uruguay ($203M), and Bolivia ($97M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Paraguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Paraguay in the exports of Transportation ($89.3M), Machines ($33.8M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($14.2M).

During 2017, Paraguay had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Vegetable Products ($84.5M), Metals ($5.24M), and Foodstuffs ($2.29M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Paraguay+$16.4MCars
Top Product Potential Paraguay South Korea+$1.9MScrap Copper

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 South Korea and Paraguay. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Paraguay. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Paraguay indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea.

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

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