South Korea vs Singapore: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US)
South Korea
9,936 current US$ per person
in 2025
Singapore
17,223 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
9th
Singapore rank
6th
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- South Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 17,223 current US$ per person against 9,936 current US$ per person in South Korea, a difference of 7,287 current US$ per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times South Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 6th of 203 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.26 current US$ per person | 74.3 current US$ per person | 52.03 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 158.74 current US$ per person | 500.64 current US$ per person | 341.9 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 766.59 current US$ per person | 1,679 current US$ per person | 912.56 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2,607 current US$ per person | 4,791 current US$ per person | 2,184 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4,664 current US$ per person | 7,270 current US$ per person | 2,606 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 8,383 current US$ per person | 10,932 current US$ per person | 2,549 current US$ per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 9,397 current US$ per person | 15,648 current US$ per person | 6,251 current US$ per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita, South Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 17,223 current US$ per person against 9,936 current US$ per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita between South Korea and Singapore?
- 7,287 current US$ per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 6th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.