South Korea is the US’s sixth-biggest trading partner, with the Asian country’s surplus jumping about 25% in 2024 from the previous year to about $55.7 billion, a factor that Trump focused on when deciding so-called reciprocal levies.

South Korea is the US’s sixth-biggest trading partner, with the Asian country’s surplus jumping about 25% in 2024 from the previous year to about $55.7 billion, a factor that Trump focused on when deciding so-called reciprocal levies.