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About

South Korea-Tuvalu In 2022, South Korea exported $4.01M to Tuvalu. The main products that South Korea exported to Tuvalu are 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 27 years the exports of South Korea to Tuvalu have increased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $10.3k in 1995 to $4.01M in 2022.

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

Tuvalu-South Korea 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). During the last 27 years the exports of Tuvalu to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $57.7k in 1995 to $1.41M in 2022.

In 2022, Tuvalu 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, Tuvalu ranked 198 in total exports ($72.1M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, 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 27 years the exports of South Korea to Tuvalu have increased at an annualized rate of 24.7%, from $10.3k in 1995 to $4.01M in 2022.

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 19 years the exports of Tuvalu to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $57.7k in 2003 to $1.41M in 2022.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Korea than Tuvalu were China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2019, no countries were registered that imported more from Tuvalu than from South Korea.

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

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Tuvalu

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Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Tuvalu in the exports of Textiles ($1.64M), Machines ($1.36M), and Metals ($528k).

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).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more South Korea has comparative advantage over Tuvalu. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Tuvalu has comparative advantage over South Korea.

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

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