Iran vs South Korea: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita)
Iran
483.98 million current LCU per person
in 2024
South Korea
14.13 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
South Korea rank
4th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) over time
- Iran
- South Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 483.98 million current LCU per person against 14.13 million current LCU per person in South Korea, a difference of 469.85 million current LCU per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 34.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,055 current LCU per person | 5,032 current LCU per person | 2,977 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 8,984 current LCU per person | 73,047 current LCU per person | 64,063 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 30,917 current LCU per person | 579,722 current LCU per person | 548,805 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 521,187 current LCU per person | 2.34 million current LCU per person | 1.82 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4.08 million current LCU per person | 5.16 million current LCU per person | 1.09 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 25.69 million current LCU per person | 9.41 million current LCU per person | 16.28 million current LCU per person | Iran |
| 2020s | 289.90 million current LCU per person | 11.68 million current LCU per person | 278.22 million current LCU per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita, Iran or South Korea?
- Iran, at 483.98 million current LCU per person against 14.13 million current LCU per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita between Iran and South Korea?
- 469.85 million current LCU per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.