According to data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on July 1st, South Korea's exports reached $59.8 billion in June 2025, an increase of 4.3% compared to the same period last year, reversing the trend of a 1.3% annual decline in May and setting a new record for the same month in history.
From the perspective of categories, 6 out of the 15 main export categories have seen an increase in exports. Specifically, the export value of semiconductors increased by 11.6% year-on-year, reaching 14.97 billion US dollars, setting a new record in history; The export value of automobiles increased by 2.3% to 6.3 billion US dollars, setting a new high for the same month in previous years; Ships ($2.5 billion, 63.4%), computers ($1.3 billion, 15.2%), and automotive parts ($1.8 billion, 2.4%) also increased. On the contrary, the export value of petroleum products ($3.62 billion, -2%) and petrochemicals ($3.36 billion, -15.5%) decreased year-on-year.
In terms of export regions, South Korea's exports to the United States in June decreased slightly by 0.5% year-on-year to $11.24 billion; Exports to China decreased by 2.7% to $10.42 billion; Exports to ASEAN countries increased by 2.1% to 9.76 billion US dollars; Exports to the European Union increased by 14.7% to $5.8 billion, maintaining an upward trend for four consecutive months.
In June, South Korea's imports amounted to 50.72 billion US dollars, an increase of 3.3% compared to the same period last year. Among them, imports of non energy categories such as semiconductor equipment increased by 7.9% to 42.17 billion US dollars.
In June, South Korea's import and export trade surplus was 9.08 billion US dollars.
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