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Key statistics

Export performance of Free Trade Zones by year

Year	Gunsan	Gimje	Daebul	Donghae	Masan	Ulsan	Yulchon
1970	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	0	0	0	0	857	0	0
1972	0	0	0	0	9,739	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	70,374	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	181,547	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	174,803	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	303,001	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	367,918	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	484,789	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0	600,558	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	628,100	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0	696,341	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0	601,342	0	0
1983	0	0	0	0	706,537	0	0
1984	0	0	0	0	878,601	0	0
1985	0	0	0	0	809,319	0	0
1986	0	0	0	0	1,033,397	0	0
1987	0	0	0	0	1,399,485	0	0
1988	0	0	0	0	1,769,203	0	0
1989	0	0	0	0	1,666,689	0	0
1990	0	0	0	0	1,405,374	0	0
1991	0	0	0	0	1,463,388	0	0
1992	0	0	0	0	1,600,143	0	0
1993	0	0	0	0	1,754,193	0	0
1994	0	0	0	0	2,220,905	0	0
1995	0	0	0	0	2,400,929	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	2,068,784	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0	2,201,332	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0	2,378,100	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	2,799,021	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	4,442,141	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	4,503,445	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	4,101,891	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	4,459,881	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	4,617,777	0	0
2005	0	0	92,846	0	4,241,018	0	0
2006	0	0	182,580	0	3,914,166	0	0
2007	13,916	0	270,959	0	3,256,000	0	0
2008	81,248	0	403,353	0	5,072,176	0	0
2009	58,515	0	427,568	0	3,850,454	0	0
2010	136,023	0	370,626	0	3,774,318	0	879
2011	240,614	0	456,812	0	3,241,501	0	3,475
2012	401,010	0	408,276	0	2,308,480	0	10,466
2013	391,818	0	352,105	0	1,527,815	0	28,400
2014	463,417	11,590	707,687	0	1,130,949	24,324	40,319
2015	351,055	10,928	569,940	0	1,091,131	57,702	29,450
2016	342,662	67,592	286,758	0	1,153,439	135,934	13,314
2017	420,297	13,050	392,830	23,415	1,173,516	211,978	61,456
2018	453,214	12,222	85,049	2,253	986,336	191,817	61,880
2019	374,500	19,005	102,929	1,724	784,791	117,433	34,230
2020	435,942	27,577	101,855	1,561	768,680	158,654	37,128

Import performance of Free Trade Zones by year

Year	Gunsan	Gimje	Daebul	Donghae	Masan	Ulsan	Yulchon
1970	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	0	0	0	0	618	0	0
1972	0	0	0	0	6,731	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	51,631	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	153,600	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	99,513	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	185,808	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	203,506	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	254,436	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0	289,179	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	329,679	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0	366,072	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0	281,654	0	0
1983	0	0	0	0	366,680	0	0
1984	0	0	0	0	469,476	0	0
1985	0	0	0	0	390,976	0	0
1986	0	0	0	0	573,481	0	0
1987	0	0	0	0	799,185	0	0
1988	0	0	0	0	953,762	0	0
1989	0	0	0	0	861,063	0	0
1990	0	0	0	0	701,834	0	0
1991	0	0	0	0	753,835	0	0
1992	0	0	0	0	826,317	0	0
1993	0	0	0	0	1,032,472	0	0
1994	0	0	0	0	1,335,290	0	0
1995	0	0	0	0	1,380,649	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	1,244,505	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0	1,326,985	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0	1,590,154	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	2,052,871	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	3,178,665	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	3,081,976	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	2,797,118	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	3,085,912	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	3,256,480	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	2,326,248	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	2,226,039	0	0
2007	0	0	11,090	0	1,921,162	0	0
2008	8,968	0	30,923	0	3,103,851	0	0
2009	16,247	0	138,184	0	2,422,190	0	0
2010	17,632	0	87,211	0	2,442,217	0	0
2011	56,011	0	44,332	0	2,243,719	0	0
2012	116,801	0	241,887	0	1,321,196	0	5,903
2013	143,016	0	201,628	0	613,070	0	23,034
2014	232,411	110,407	167,946	0	366,288	15,515	27,820
2015	177,103	67,770	114,216	0	250,119	17,029	17,352
2016	152,996	39,178	97,344	0	265,154	26,685	8,186
2017	182,047	132,046	85,127	9,012	316,094	32,215	29,903
2018	224,334	133,073	125,081	310	301,333	32,335	15,471
2019	202,704	125,258	10,345	347	191,152	61,428	13,004
2020	79,806	147,266	1,320	1,110	203,814	40,060	30,117

Trade balance of Free Trade Zones by year

Year	Gunsan	Gimje	Daebul	Donghae	Masan	Ulsan	Yulchon
1970	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	0	0	0	0	239	0	0
1972	0	0	0	0	3,008	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	18,743	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	27,947	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	75,290	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	117,193	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	164,412	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	230,353	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0	311,379	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	298,421	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0	330,269	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0	319,688	0	0
1983	0	0	0	0	339,857	0	0
1984	0	0	0	0	409,125	0	0
1985	0	0	0	0	418,343	0	0
1986	0	0	0	0	459,916	0	0
1987	0	0	0	0	600,300	0	0
1988	0	0	0	0	815,441	0	0
1989	0	0	0	0	805,626	0	0
1990	0	0	0	0	703,540	0	0
1991	0	0	0	0	709,553	0	0
1992	0	0	0	0	773,826	0	0
1993	0	0	0	0	721,721	0	0
1994	0	0	0	0	885,615	0	0
1995	0	0	0	0	1,020,280	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	824,279	0	0
1997	0	0	0	0	874,347	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0	787,946	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	746,150	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	1,263,476	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	1,421,469	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	1,304,773	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	1,373,969	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	1,361,297	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	1,914,770	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	1,688,127	0	0
2007	13,916	0	259,869	0	1,334,838	0	0
2008	72,280	0	372,430	0	1,968,325	0	0
2009	42,268	0	289,384	0	1,428,264	0	0
2010	118,391	0	283,415	0	1,332,101	0	879
2011	184,603	0	412,480	0	997,782	0	3,475
2012	284,209	0	166,389	0	987,284	0	4,563
2013	248,802	0	150,477	0	914,745	0	5,366
2014	231,006	-98,817	539,741	0	764,661	8,809	12,499
2015	173,952	-56,842	455,724	0	841,012	40,673	12,098
2016	189,666	28,414	189,414	0	888,285	109,249	5,128
2017	238,250	-118,996	307,703	14,403	857,423	179,763	31,553
2018	228,880	-120,851	-40,032	1,943	685,003	159,482	46,409
2019	171,796	-106,253	92,584	1,377	593,579	56,005	21,226
2020	356,136	-119,689	100,535	1,450	564,658	118,594	7,011

No. of employees of Free Trade Zones by year

Year	Gunsan	Gimje	Daebul	Donghae	Masan	Ulsan	Yulchon
1,970	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1,971	0	0	0	0	1,248	0	0
1,972	0	0	0	0	7,106	0	0
1,973	0	0	0	0	21,240	0	0
1,974	0	0	0	0	20,822	0	0
1,975	0	0	0	0	22,586	0	0
1,976	0	0	0	0	29,953	0	0
1,977	0	0	0	0	30,719	0	0
1,978	0	0	0	0	30,960	0	0
1,979	0	0	0	0	31,153	0	0
1,980	0	0	0	0	28,532	0	0
1,981	0	0	0	0	28,016	0	0
1,982	0	0	0	0	26,012	0	0
1,983	0	0	0	0	30,989	0	0
1,984	0	0	0	0	33,858	0	0
1,985	0	0	0	0	28,983	0	0
1,986	0	0	0	0	34,883	0	0
1,987	0	0	0	0	36,411	0	0
1,988	0	0	0	0	33,080	0	0
1,989	0	0	0	0	23,076	0	0
1,990	0	0	0	0	19,616	0	0
1,991	0	0	0	0	17,741	0	0
1,992	0	0	0	0	16,216	0	0
1,993	0	0	0	0	15,397	0	0
1,994	0	0	0	0	16,137	0	0
1,995	0	0	0	0	14,736	0	0
1,996	0	0	0	0	12,492	0	0
1,997	0	0	0	0	14,682	0	0
1,998	0	0	0	0	13,049	0	0
1,999	0	0	0	0	12,850	0	0
2,000	0	0	0	0	14,933	0	0
2,001	0	0	0	0	11,995	0	0
2,002	0	0	0	0	12,077	0	0
2,003	0	0	0	0	11,306	0	0
2,004	0	0	0	0	9,021	0	0
2,005	0	0	1,100	0	9,129	0	0
2,006	99	0	1,619	0	7,298	0	0
2,007	132	0	2,067	0	7,046	0	0
2,008	572	0	3,431	0	5,936	0	0
2,009	584	0	3,222	0	8,200	0	0
2,010	802	0	3,435	0	8,085	0	8
2,011	1,249	0	3,179	0	7,384	0	81
2,012	1,208	0	3,081	0	6,419	0	142
2,013	1,261	0	2,590	0	6,009	0	107
2,014	1,301	80	2,715	0	6,157	188	145
2,015	1,635	126	2,217	0	6,030	515	219
2,016	1,610	224	1,908	0	5,548	801	151
2,017	1,623	226	852	198	5,556	771	247
2,018	1,682	260	715	202	5,390	863	195
2,019	1,729	335	1,079	147	5,400	1,278	180
2,020	1,847	458	996	186	5,328	1,254	251

No. of companies of Free Trade Zones by year

Year	Gunsan	Gimje	Daebul	Donghae	Masan	Ulsan	Yulchon
1,970	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
1,971	0	0	0	0	22	0	0
1,972	0	0	0	0	70	0	0
1,973	0	0	0	0	115	0	0
1,974	0	0	0	0	110	0	0
1,975	0	0	0	0	105	0	0
1,976	0	0	0	0	99	0	0
1,977	0	0	0	0	99	0	0
1,978	0	0	0	0	97	0	0
1,979	0	0	0	0	94	0	0
1,980	0	0	0	0	88	0	0
1,981	0	0	0	0	89	0	0
1,982	0	0	0	0	83	0	0
1,983	0	0	0	0	83	0	0
1,984	0	0	0	0	79	0	0
1,985	0	0	0	0	79	0	0
1,986	0	0	0	0	76	0	0
1,987	0	0	0	0	75	0	0
1,988	0	0	0	0	75	0	0
1,989	0	0	0	0	70	0	0
1,990	0	0	0	0	72	0	0
1,991	0	0	0	0	71	0	0
1,992	0	0	0	0	68	0	0
1,993	0	0	0	0	71	0	0
1,994	0	0	0	0	76	0	0
1,995	0	0	0	0	73	0	0
1,996	0	0	0	0	74	0	0
1,997	0	0	0	0	75	0	0
1,998	0	0	0	0	78	0	0
1,999	0	0	0	0	77	0	0
2,000	0	0	0	0	78	0	0
2,001	0	0	0	0	77	0	0
2,002	0	0	0	0	79	0	0
2,003	0	0	0	0	78	0	0
2,004	0	0	0	0	76	0	0
2,005	0	0	9	0	74	0	0
2,006	9	0	21	0	79	0	0
2,007	15	0	29	0	86	0	0
2,008	18	0	29	0	94	0	0
2,009	22	0	31	0	95	0	0
2,010	29	0	35	0	94	0	2
2,011	30	0	35	0	100	0	6
2,012	29	0	33	0	99	0	6
2,013	28	0	32	0	102	0	6
2,014	29	3	33	0	101	5	10
2,015	31	5	31	0	100	21	12
2,016	31	13	31	0	104	33	16
2,017	29	24	31	18	111	36	14
2,018	31	28	31	16	112	35	16
2,019	32	29	34	16	115	34	17
2,020	31	33	34	17	120	36	21