Includes only general trade and outsourced processing trade, excluding amounts for free aid (private, government), light water reactor construction, KEDO heavy oil, and economic cooperation projects (Kaesong, Kumgangsan, socio-cultural, and other).
Figures have been rounded.
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South Korea's trade balance with North Korea 2000-2025
As of March 2025, South Korea's trade balance with North Korea was **** U.S. dollars. Trade between South and North Korea drastically declined after the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2016, a joint inter-Korean economic project.
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Statistics Korea. (March 24, 2025). South Korea's trade balance with North Korea from 2000 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/654818/south-korea-trade-balance-with-north-korea/
Statistics Korea. "South Korea's trade balance with North Korea from 2000 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 24, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/654818/south-korea-trade-balance-with-north-korea/
Statistics Korea. (2025). South Korea's trade balance with North Korea from 2000 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/654818/south-korea-trade-balance-with-north-korea/
Statistics Korea. "South Korea's Trade Balance with North Korea from 2000 to 2025 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Mar 2025, /statistics/654818/south-korea-trade-balance-with-north-korea/
Statistics Korea, South Korea's trade balance with North Korea from 2000 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/654818/south-korea-trade-balance-with-north-korea/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
South Korea's trade balance with North Korea from 2000 to 2025 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statistics Korea, March 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/654818/south-korea-trade-balance-with-north-korea/
