Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita

Korea
10,578 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
6th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
9th

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196019922025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 10,578 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 9,142 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 7.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Korea ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 114.94 constant 2015 US$ per person 892.41 constant 2015 US$ per person 777.47 constant 2015 US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 385.28 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,218 constant 2015 US$ per person 832.88 constant 2015 US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 1,118 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,307 constant 2015 US$ per person 188.86 constant 2015 US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 2,786 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,286 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,500 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea
2000s 5,517 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,122 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea
2010s 8,345 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,470 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,875 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea
2020s 9,860 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,417 constant 2015 US$ per person 8,443 constant 2015 US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean?
Korea, at 10,578 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
9,142 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
220 places, 8,964 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, 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.