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South Korea Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh Import value
What is South Korea's edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh import value (1000 usd)? As of 2023, it's 4K 1000 USD, up from 1.9K 1000 USD in 2014.
| Label | Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh Import value (1000 USD) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1872 1000 USD |
| 2015 | 2616 1000 USD |
| 2016 | 2548 1000 USD |
| 2017 | 2923 1000 USD |
| 2018 | 2985 1000 USD |
| 2019 | 3377 1000 USD |
| 2020 | 3069 1000 USD |
| 2021 | 4126 1000 USD |
| 2022 | 4046 1000 USD |
| 2023 | 3990 1000 USD |
Data Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
South Korea Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh Import value: Key Points
- What jumps out first is the 113% rise — South Korea's edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh Import value went from 1.87K USD in 2014 to 3.99K USD in 2023.
- 2015: leaps to 2.62K USD (+40%).
- 2017-2019: surges to 3.38K USD (+33%).
- 2020: falls to 3.07K USD (-9%).
- 2021: spikes to 4.13K USD (+34%).
- 2023: Closes higher than it opened — 3.99K USD, a 113.1% gain over the period.
Why Trade Collapsed in 2020
This is not a clean trend line, so resist the urge to draw one. South Korea's number moves both directions across the period — treat any single year as a snapshot, not a forecast.
This decline fits a global pattern: COVID-19 disrupted supply chains and demand simultaneously in 2020, and trade flows fell broadly across most economies in the same year.
This isn't a uniquely local rebound — global trade recovered broadly in 2021 as pandemic-era restrictions eased and demand returned.
Worth pairing this with the same indicator for a handful of comparable economies before concluding anything about South Korea specifically — a move that looks large here can be the regional norm, or genuinely unusual, and this chart alone can't say which.
South Korea's number here, like most in this category, is built from a mix of direct measurement and statistical modeling — reliable for tracking direction, less reliable for pinning down an exact year-to-year figure.
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