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South Korea Soap (Personal Hygiene) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2023-2028

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  • 28 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: South Korea
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6116013
South Korea Soap (Personal Hygiene) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2023-2028 is a broad level market review of Soap market in South Korea.

Soap - includes both bar soap and liquid soaps

Soap market in South Korea registered a positive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.57% during the period 2018 to 2023 with a sales value of KRW 3,75,487.66 Million in 2023, an increase of 4.96% over 2022. The market achieved its strongest performance in 2020, when it grew by 9.75% over its previous year and its weakest performance in 2023, when it increased by 4.96% over 2022. The fastest growing segment of the Soap market in South Korea between the year 2018 and 2023 was Liquid Soap which registered a CAGR of 8.78%. The weakest performing segment of the market was Bar Soap with a CAGR of 5.02%. In 2023 Bar Soap segment in South Korea Soap market accounted for a major share of 56.15%, while Liquid Soap stood in second position representing 43.85% of the market's 2023 share.

The research handbook provides up-to-date market size data for period 2018-2023 and illustrative forecast to 2028, covering key market aspects like Sales Value and Volume for Soap and its variants Bar Soap & Liquid Soap.

Furthermore, the research handbook details out Sales Value and Volume for top brands for the year 2020 to 2023 and overall market sales by Distribution Channel (Dollar Stores, Variety Store & General Merchandise Retailers, Cash & Carries and Warehouse Clubs, Convenience Stores & Gas Stations, Department Stores, Drug Stores & Pharmacies, Chemists/Pharmacies, Parapharmacies/Drugstores, eRetailers, Food & Drinks Specialists, Health & Beauty Stores, Hypermarkets & Supermarkets, Direct Sellers, Others, On Trade, Vending Machines, Other Specialist Retailers, Tobacco Specialists) where ever applicable.

Due to on going large scale uncertainties in the market the research handbook acts as an essential tool for companies active or planning to venture in to South Korea's Soap (Personal Hygiene) market. The comprehensive statistics within the research handbook provides insight into the operating environment of the market and also ensures right business decision making based on historical trends and industry model based forecasting.

Sales Values in the handbook are depicted in USD ($) and local currency of country and Volumes are represented in M Units.

*Note: Certain content / sections in the research handbook may be removed or altered based on the availability and relevance of data.

Scope

  • Overall Soap (Personal Hygiene) market value and volume analytics with growth analysis from 2018 to 2028.
  • Value and Volume terms for the top brands.
  • Distribution channel sales analytics from 2020-2023.

Reasons to Buy

  • Get access to authoritative and granular data on the Soap (Personal Hygiene) market and fill in the gaps in understanding of trends and the components of change behind them.
  • Enhance your understanding of the market to update your strategic and tactical plans based on volume and value changes, brand dynamics and distribution trends.
  • Analyze the components of change in the market by looking at historic and future growth patterns.
  • Use the data to understand future patterns of the market trends from winners and losers to category dynamics and thereby quickly and easily identify the key areas in which you want to compete in the future.

Table of Contents

1 Soap Market Overview
2 South Korea Soap Market Analytics, 2018-28
2.1 Soap Value Analytics, 2018-28
2.1.1 Soap Market by Value, 2018-28
2.1.2 Soap Market Value by Segments, 2018-28
2.2 Soap Volume Analytics, 2018-28
2.2.1 Soap Market by Volume, 2018-28
2.2.2 Soap Market Volume by Segments, 2018-28
3 South Korea Soap Market Analytics, by Segment 2018-28
3.1 Bar Soap Analytics, 2018-28
3.1.1 Bar Soap Market by Value, 2018-28
3.1.2 Bar Soap Market by Volume, 2018-28
3.2 Liquid Soap Analytics, 2018-28
3.2.1 Liquid Soap Market by Value, 2018-28
3.2.2 Liquid Soap Market by Volume, 2018-28
4 South Korea Soap Brand Analytics by Value, 2020-23
4.1 Soap Brand Analytics by Value, 2020-23
5 South Korea Soap Distribution Channel Analytics by Value, 2020-23
5.1 Soap Distribution Channel Analytics by value, 2020-23
6 Appendix
6.1 Definitions
6.1.1 Category Definitions
6.1.2 Distribution Channel Definitions
6.1.3 Volume Units and Aggregations
6.1.4 CAGR Definition and Calculation
6.1.5 Graphical representation of Brands
6.1.6 Exchange Rates
6.1.7 Methodology Summary
6.2 About the Analyst
6.3 Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: South Korea Soap Market Value (KRW m) and Growth (Y-o-Y), 2018-23
Table 2: South Korea Soap Market Value (KRW m) and Growth (Y-o-Y), 2024-28
Table 3: South Korea Soap Market Value (USD m) and Growth (Y-o-Y), 2018-28
Table 4: South Korea Soap Market Value (KRW m) by Segments, 2018-23
Table 5: South Korea Soap Market Value (KRW m) by Segments, 2023-28
Table 6: South Korea Soap Market Value (USD m) by Segments, 2018-23
Table 7: South Korea Soap Market Value (USD m) by Segments, 2023-28
Table 8: South Korea Soap Market Volume (Units m) and Growth (Y-o-Y), 2018-28
Table 9: South Korea Soap Market Volume (Units m) by Segments, 2018-23
Table 10: South Korea Soap Market Volume (Units m) by Segments, 2023-28
Table 11: South Korea Bar Soap Market by Value (KRW m), 2018-23
Table 12: South Korea Bar Soap Market by Value (KRW m), 2024-28
Table 13: South Korea Bar Soap Market by Value (USD m), 2018-28
Table 14: South Korea Bar Soap Market by Volume (Units m), 2018-28
Table 15: South Korea Liquid Soap Market by Value (KRW m), 2018-23
Table 16: South Korea Liquid Soap Market by Value (KRW m), 2024-28
Table 17: South Korea Liquid Soap Market by Value (USD m), 2018-28
Table 18: South Korea Liquid Soap Market by Volume (Units m), 2018-28
Table 19: South Korea Soap Market Value by Brands (KRW m), 2020-23
Table 20: South Korea Soap Market Value by Brands (USD m), 2020-23
Table 21: South Korea Soap Market Value by Distribution Channel (KRW m), 2020-23
Table 22: South Korea Soap Market Value by Distribution Channel (USD m), 2020-23
Table 23: Category Definitions - Soap Market
Table 24: Distribution Channel Definitions Soap Market
Table 25: Volume Units for Soap Market
Table 26: South Korea Exchange Rate KRW - USD (Annual Average), 2018-2023
Table 27: South Korea Exchange Rate KRW - USD (Annual Average), 2024-2028 Forecast
List of Figures
Figure 1: South Korea Soap Market Value (KRW m) and Growth (Y-o-Y), 2018-28
Figure 2: South Korea Soap Market Value (KRW m) by Segments, 2018-28
Figure 3: South Korea Soap Market Volume (Units m) and Growth (Y-o-Y), 2018-28
Figure 4: South Korea Soap Market Volume (Units m) by Segments, 2018-28
Figure 5: South Korea Bar Soap Market by Value (KRW m), 2018-28
Figure 6: South Korea Bar Soap Market by Volume (Units m), 2018-28
Figure 7: South Korea Liquid Soap Market by Value (KRW m), 2018-28
Figure 8: South Korea Liquid Soap Market by Volume (Units m), 2018-28
Figure 9: South Korea Soap Market Value by Brands (KRW m), 2020-23
Figure 10: South Korea Soap Market Value by Distribution Channel (KRW m), 2020-23