China vs Republic of Korea: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
China
0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Republic of Korea
0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
9th
Republic of Korea rank
7th
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was China ahead.
China ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.2907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Republic of Korea?
- 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Republic of Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do China and Republic of Korea rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.