Republic of Korea vs Lower middle income: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Republic of Korea
0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.1916 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
4th
Lower middle income rank
2nd

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1916 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7396 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
1970s 0.5661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5391 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.027 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
1980s 0.3792 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
1990s 0.2762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2845 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lower middle income
2000s 0.3124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0862 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
2010s 0.2803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
2020s 0.2763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1818 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Lower middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1916 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Lower middle income?
0.1004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lower middle income?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Republic of Korea ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
220 places, 8,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.