East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Korea: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
330,918 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
4.81 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
4th
Korea rank
7th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 4.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 330,918 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.48 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 14.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Korea ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 85,949 current US$ per square kilometre 2.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.69 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 225,748 current US$ per square kilometre 4.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 324,429 current US$ per square kilometre 4.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Korea?
Korea, at 4.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 330,918 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
4.48 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Korea ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.