South Korea’s imports rose 36.0% year-on-year in October 2026, unchanged from the revised 36.0% increase recorded in the previous month, according to data updated on 15 November 2026. The latest reading indicates that import growth has stabilized at a historically elevated level on a year-over-year basis.
The figures reflect a like-for-like comparison with October a year earlier, with both the current and previous indicators measuring changes relative to the same month in the prior year. The steady pace suggests that external demand and domestic input needs remained robust through October, without additional acceleration or slowdown compared with the prior month’s annual growth rate.
