According to the 2025 import and export data released by South Korea's Ministry of Industry and Trade on the 1st, South Korea's total exports last year increased 3.8% year-on-year to 709.7 billion US dollars, setting a new record high in history set in 2024. According to statistics, semiconductor exports surged 22.2% year on year to reach 173.4 billion US dollars, once again setting a new historical peak and driving overall export growth; automobile exports increased 1.7% to 72 billion US dollars, still the highest record; biomedical exports increased 7.9% to 16.3 billion US dollars, which continued to grow for two consecutive years; exports of ships, computers, wireless communication equipment, agricultural and sideline food, cosmetics, and electrical equipment all grew. In contrast, exports of petroleum products fell 9.6% to 45.5 billion US dollars; petrochemical products fell 11.4% to 42.5 billion US dollars; and steel fell 9% to 30.3 billion US dollars.

According to the 2025 import and export data released by South Korea's Ministry of Industry and Trade on the 1st, South Korea's total exports last year increased 3.8% year-on-year to 709.7 billion US dollars, setting a new record high in history set in 2024. According to statistics, semiconductor exports surged 22.2% year on year to reach 173.4 billion US dollars, once again setting a new historical peak and driving overall export growth; automobile exports increased 1.7% to 72 billion US dollars, still the highest record; biomedical exports increased 7.9% to 16.3 billion US dollars, which continued to grow for two consecutive years; exports of ships, computers, wireless communication equipment, agricultural and sideline food, cosmetics, and electrical equipment all grew. In contrast, exports of petroleum products fell 9.6% to 45.5 billion US dollars; petrochemical products fell 11.4% to 42.5 billion US dollars; and steel fell 9% to 30.3 billion US dollars.