Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Republic of Korea
0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
5th
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Republic of Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0644 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0436 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$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 0.0644 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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.