Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Western Asia: Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
20.5%
in 2024
Western Asia
13.2%
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
20th
Western Asia rank
17th

Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Western Asia
0510152025200020122024

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 20.5% against 13.2% in Western Asia, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 1.6 times Western Asia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 227 countries.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Western Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 19.4% 11.9% 7.5% Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 20.8% 11.5% 9.3% Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 19.7% 13.3% 6.4% Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Western Asia?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 20.5% against 13.2% in Western Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Western Asia?
7.3%, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Western Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Western Asia rank globally for manufacturing value added (current united states dollars) as a?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 20th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a proportion 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 (current United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
265 places, 6,541 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed