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
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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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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.