South Korea vs Upper middle income: Industry (including construction), value added

South Korea
642.79 billion current US$
in 2025
Upper middle income
10.96 trillion current US$
in 2025
South Korea rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
10th

Industry (including construction), value added over time

  • South Korea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 10.96 trillion current US$ against 642.79 billion current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 10.32 trillion current US$.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 17.0 times South Korea's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.