According to data released by the South Korean government on Thursday, the country's exports rose for the seventh month in a row in December, and the export volume for the full year of 2025 broke through the 700 billion US dollar mark, setting a record. As a global trade weather vane, Asia's fourth-largest economy's exports rose 13.4% year on year to reach US$69.58 billion in December, exceeding the median forecast of 9.0% given by economists surveyed by the media. In December, imports increased 4.6% year over year to $57.40 billion. For the full year of 2025, exports increased 3.8% year over year to $709.7 billion.

According to data released by the South Korean government on Thursday, the country's exports rose for the seventh month in a row in December, and the export volume for the full year of 2025 broke through the 700 billion US dollar mark, setting a record. As a global trade weather vane, Asia's fourth-largest economy's exports rose 13.4% year on year to reach US$69.58 billion in December, exceeding the median forecast of 9.0% given by economists surveyed by the media. In December, imports increased 4.6% year over year to $57.40 billion. For the full year of 2025, exports increased 3.8% year over year to $709.7 billion.