South Korea vs Lower middle income: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit)
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) over time
- South Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
South 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 South 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 South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South 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 | South 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 | South 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 | South 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 | South 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 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, South Korea or Lower middle income?
- South Korea, at 0.292 constant 2015 US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 0.1004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.