South Korea vs Upper middle income: Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$)
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 12,771 constant 2015 US$ per person against 3,432 constant 2015 US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 9,339 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 3.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
South Korea ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 168.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 344.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | 175.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 673.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | 564.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | 109.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1,809 constant 2015 US$ per person | 662.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,146 constant 2015 US$ per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4,267 constant 2015 US$ per person | 877.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,390 constant 2015 US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7,415 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,421 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,994 constant 2015 US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 10,550 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,439 constant 2015 US$ per person | 8,111 constant 2015 US$ per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 12,248 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,148 constant 2015 US$ per person | 9,101 constant 2015 US$ per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$), South Korea or Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 12,771 constant 2015 US$ per person against 3,432 constant 2015 US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 9,339 constant 2015 US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- South Korea ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.