2025
| Trade Barrier Index

Korea, Rep.

Region

East Asia & Pacific

Global Rank

85/122

Regional Rank

9/15

Korea, Rep. - TBI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 4.61 85 9
Tariff Score 7.82 117 15
NTBs 2.06 78 10
Services 4.88 65 8
Facilitation 3.69 14 3
Statistic Score Global Region

Korea, Rep. - Tariffs

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 7.35 81 12 2019
Tariff Rate Score 7.52 81 12 2019
Duty Free Score 8.64 58 9 2019
Tariff Line Score 5.9 82 12 2019
Overall 7.29 87 12 2021
Tariff Rate Score 7.44 84 12 2021
Duty Free Score 8.47 60 9 2021
Tariff Line Score 5.95 88 12 2021
Overall 7.36 86 13 2023
Tariff Rate Score 7.44 83 13 2023
Duty Free Score 8.48 65 10 2023
Tariff Line Score 6.18 86 13 2023
Overall 7.82 117 15 2025
Tariff Rate Score 7.34 108 15 2025
Duty Free Score 8.41 81 10 2025
Tariff Line Score 7.73 106 9 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Korea, Rep. - NTBs View Expanded

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 2.06 78 10
Applied on All Partners 2.59 87 13
Applied Bilaterally 1.53 72 9
Statistic Score Global Region

Korea, Rep. - Services

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 4.88 65 8
Professional 8.32 114 12
Entertainment 3.98 50 7
Telecom 3.72 65 7
Construction 5.9 86 8
Statistic Score Global Region

Korea, Rep. - Facilitation View Expanded Digital

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.46 38 6 2019
Property Rights 3.55 30 7 2019
Logistics 4.12 23 6 2019
Digital 3.76 63 7 2019
RTAs 6.4 34 2 2019
Overall 4.41 39 7 2021
Property Rights 3.32 27 7 2021
Logistics 3.54 24 6 2021
Digital 4.32 53 9 2021
RTAs 6.44 35 2 2021
Overall 4.18 31 6 2023
Property Rights 3.61 27 7 2023
Logistics 3.48 26 6 2023
Digital 3.33 48 9 2023
RTAs 6.31 37 2 2023
Overall 3.69 14 3 2025
Property Rights 3.3 21 6 2025
Logistics 3.04 17 5 2025
Digital 2.73 81 11 2025
RTAs 5.69 35 2 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Korea, Rep. - NTBs Imposed on All Partners

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 2.59 87 13
Quantitative Restrictions 5.65 117 11
Safeguards 1 35 5
SPS 1.48 77 10
TRQ 3.81 93 15
Statistic Score Global Region

Korea, Rep. - Bilateral NTBs

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.53 72 9
AntiDumping 1.88 81 12
CVD 1 27 7
Quantitative Restrictions 2.2 86 8
SPS 1.06 59 6
Statistic Score Global Region

Korea, Rep. - Digital

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 2.73 81 11
Tax 1.45 51 12
Moderation 1 24 3
Content Localization 3.34 105 11
Security Barriers 4 86 12
Data Flows 1.5 71 10
Onerous Barriers 4.81 88 13
Statistic Score Global Region