Korea vs South Asia: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Korea
0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia
0.1499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
4th
South Asia rank
6th

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

  • Korea
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.1421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.9 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

Korea ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 6th of 185 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5755 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2076 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1970s 0.5661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1980s 0.3792 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1861 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1990s 0.2762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0501 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2000s 0.3124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.199 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2010s 0.2803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1357 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2020s 0.2763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1419 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Korea or South Asia?
Korea, at 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Korea and South Asia?
0.1421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Asia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and South Asia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Korea ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), 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.