This statistic presents the value of South Korea's exports worldwide between 2018 and 2021, by product category, in millions of U.S. dollars. It shows that South Korean exports are dominated by cultural products, the spearheads of the hallyu wave.
The Korean Wave
The "hallyu," literally "Korean wave" in Chinese, refers to the rise of South Korea's cultural industry internationally since the late . This K-wave is reflected in the success of K-Pop groups, its cinema and dramas, as well as its beauty and culinary industries.
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Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (December 14, 2022). Value of South Korean exports worldwide, by product category, between 2018 and 2021 (in millions of U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1640439/value-exports-south-korea-category-south/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Value of South Korean exports worldwide, by product category, between 2018 and 2021 (in millions of U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 14, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1640439/value-exports-south-korea-category-south/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. (2022). Value of South Korean exports worldwide, by product category, between 2018 and 2021 (in millions of U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1640439/value-exports-south-korea-category-south/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange. "Value of South Korean Exports Worldwide, by Product Category, between 2018 and 2021 (in Millions of U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Dec 2022, /statistics/1640439/value-exports-south-korea-category-south/
Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, Value of South Korean exports worldwide, by product category, between 2018 and 2021 (in millions of U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1640439/value-exports-south-korea-category-south/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Value of South Korean exports worldwide, by product category, between 2018 and 2021 (in millions of U.S. dollars) [Graph], Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange, December 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1640439/value-exports-south-korea-category-south/
