우리나라 수출기업 지원 제도 평가 및 시사점

Evaluation of Korea’s Export Promotion Policy and Policy Implications

최근 몇 년 동안 지속되어 온 수출실적 부진을 타개하기 위해 우리 정부는 다양한 대책을 모색 중에 있다. 경제개발 초기인 1975년 우리나라는 종합상사 제도를 도입하여 수출주도 성장정책을 추진해 세계적인 성공사례를 만들었다. 이후 종합상사를 대체하는 수출기업지원 제도로 글로벌 강소기업제도와 무역전문기업 제도를 운영하고 있다. 본 논문은 우리나라 개발연대 시절 수출실적과 종합상사 제도를 평가하고, 현재 추진 중인 수출기업 지원 제도에 대한 시사점을 도출하고자 한다.

Purpose : The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of the General Trading Companies in Korea and to draw policy implications for devising export promotion policies by current government. Research design, data, methodology : This paper adopts a descriptive approach for evaluating the performance of the General Trading Companies critically, based on existing studies, articles and data. Results : It was found that the activities of the General Trading Companies contributed substantially to Korea’s high export performance in 1970s through late 1990s. However, too aggressive guidelines by government became the source of growing financial losses by driving companies to increase exports even though they suffered losses, and some of those companies went into bankruptcy. Conclusions : The government should adopt sound measures for supporting export companies in a way that enhances international competitiveness in long run and promotes businesses in foreign countries, rather than the measures just for showing the gestures of supporting businesses temporarily.