Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Korea
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Korea ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.43 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Korea, at 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Korea ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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.