K-food exports see big growth over past ten years

Exports of Korean food products, especially ramyeon and ready-made foods, have increased significantly over the past ten years.

According to the Korea Trade Statistics Promotion Institute's report on K-food export trends in the past 10 years, released on Thursday, exports of Korean food items rose from three-point-5-1 billion U.S. dollars in 2015 to seven-point-zero-two billion dollars in 2024.

On average, exports of food products rose eight percent annually during the same period.

By item, ramyeon was on top with exports worth one-point-3-6 billion dollars, followed by ready-made food at 980 million dollars, beverages at 940 million dollars, and health food at 820 million dollars.

By country, the U.S. was the top country importing Korean food items, followed by China and Japan.