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Korea posts record-high current account surplus in May

Strong semiconductor exports pushed Korea’s current account surplus to an all-time monthly high in May, central bank data showed.

2026.7.8

Containers ready for export are piled up at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on Aug. 18. [YONHAP]

Korea posts record August current account surplus

Korea posted a record current account surplus for August despite weak exports, driven by declining imports and increased equity income, the central bank said Thursday.

2025.10.2

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Shipping containers are stacked at Pyeongtaek Port in Gyeonggi on June 1. [YONHAP]

Korea logs current account surplus for 24th consecutive month in April

Korea logged a current account surplus for the 24th consecutive month in April on rising exports, central bank data showed Tuesday.

2025.6.10

Container ship is docked in Busan. [NEWS1]

Korea logs current account surplus for 21st month in January

Korea logged a current account surplus for the 21st straight month in January, backed by solid exports and a rising trade surplus, central bank data showed Friday.

2025.3.7

Containers are stacked at a port in Busan. [YONHAP]

Korea posts eighth consecutive monthly current account surplus in December

Korea logged a current account surplus for the eighth straight month in December, backed by strong exports and an increased trade surplus, central bank data showed Thursday.

2025.2.6

This file photo taken Sept. 21, 2023, shows a port in the southeastern city of Busan. [YONHAP]

Korea logs $7.4 billion current account surplus as chip exports recover

Korea logged a current account surplus for the eighth straight month in December on the back of an increased trade surplus and increased overseas dividends, according to central bank data Wednesday.

2024.2.7

President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, bangs the gavel to start his last Cabinet meeting of the year at the Sejong government complex on Tuesday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon touts economy as exports power $30B current accounts surplus

President Yoon addressed the dire birthrate situation in the country and said that "there isn't much time" left. "We need to take the situation more seriously and contemplate causes and solutions at a different level than before," he said.

2023.12.26

A port in the southeastern city of Busan on Sept. 21 [YONHAP]

Korea reports current account surplus for 4th month in August

The country's current account surplus reached $4.81 billion in August, following a surplus of $3.74 billion the previous month.

2023.10.11

Container boxes are stacked at a port in Busan, a port city in southern Korea, on Feb. 1. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Korea's current account turns to black in December, sharply smaller than prior year

Korea's current account swung back to the black in December from the previous month, but the amount was quite smaller than a year before as exports dwindled amid growing global recession woes, central bank data showed Wednesday.

2023.2.8