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Where does South Korea get its aircraft and helicopters? Import sources 2024

In 2024, South Korea imported $3.1 billion of aircraft and helicopters (3 thousand tonnes), 2% of the world total. The United States sold 51% of the total, followed by France (36%) and Germany (9%). South Korea was the world’s 12th-largest importer of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$3.1billion
Tonnes
3thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2%
World rank
12th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States1.6Tonnes: 1,303USD per tonne: $1,218,71650.8%Air
France1.1Tonnes: 1,163USD per tonne: $981,91236.4%Air
Germany0.3Tonnes: 190USD per tonne: $1,562,3809.4%Air
Canada0.06Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $1,504,3212.1%Air
Italy0.02Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $2,915,5690.64%Air
New Zealand< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $1,386,1660.14%Air
Russia< 0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $777,9690.13%Air
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $585,7760.13%Air
China< 0.01Tonnes: 32USD per tonne: $94,6910.1%Air
Singapore re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,283,0050.07%Air
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1,393,7860.05%Air
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $1,046,3830.02%Air
Slovakia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $308,0830.01%Air
Slovenia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $398,1770.01%Air
Denmark< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $6,062,2260.01%Air
Brazil< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $479,6030.01%Air
Czechia< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $217,6860.01%Air
Romania< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,919,7690%Air
Switzerland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,289,2310%Air
South Africa< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,500,0000%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2015

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 1.6
  • France 1.1
  • Germany 0.3
  • Canada 0.06
  • Italy 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States1.51.6
France0.071.1
Germany< 0.010.3
Canada00.06
Italy0.010.02

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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