Peru replaces Colombia as South Korea's fifth-largest market in Latin America.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

Latin America’s trade with South Korea fell by 6.3 percent last year to $56.5 billion. That was the worst performance among Latin America’s top ten trade partners, according to a Latinvex analysis.

The decline was mainly driven by an 8.4 percent fall in exports to Latin America, which last year reached $36.7 billion. Meanwhile, Latin America’s own exports to South Korea also fell, by 2.2 percent to $19.7 billion. As a result, Latin America’s trade deficit with South Korea fell 14.7 percent to $17.0 billion, according to the Latinvex analysis.

South Korea’s trade fell with 14 of its 20 trade partners in Latin America and the Caribbean. The worst decline was with Bolivia (a 38.5 percent fall), followed by Cuba (26.9 percent) and Haiti (22.2 percent).

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Korea-Latin America Trade (2012)

Korea-Latin America Trade (2012): Top Trade Partners

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Korea-Latin America Trade (2012): Top Latin American Exporters

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