How does South Korea rank for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

South Korea ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.

Is manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in South Korea

Name: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

4th

of 185 countries

All-time high

0.7362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

All-time low

0.2304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1995

Years of data

1960–2025

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea stood at 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.7362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.

South Korea ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.3071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.5301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.6%
1962	0.5243 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1963	0.4294 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1964	0.5433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
1965	0.7362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.5%
1966	0.6922 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1967	0.6909 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1968	0.6722 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1969	0.6289 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1970	0.621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1971	0.6615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1972	0.6929 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1973	0.7065 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1974	0.5832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1975	0.5906 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1976	0.5211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1977	0.4718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1978	0.4376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1979	0.3753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1980	0.3793 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1981	0.372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1982	0.3644 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1983	0.3807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1984	0.4109 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1985	0.4239 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1986	0.4272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1987	0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1988	0.341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
1989	0.288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1990	0.2794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1991	0.2739 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1992	0.2705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1993	0.2623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1994	0.2486 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1995	0.2304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1996	0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1997	0.2649 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1998	0.3641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.4%
1999	0.3353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2000	0.3355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2001	0.3635 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2002	0.3467 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2003	0.3241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2004	0.3159 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2005	0.281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2006	0.2686 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2007	0.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2008	0.3004 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2009	0.328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2010	0.3083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2011	0.2958 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2012	0.2946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2013	0.2838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2014	0.2704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2015	0.2782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2016	0.2768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2017	0.2665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2018	0.2583 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2019	0.2704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2020	0.2661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2021	0.2544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2022	0.2814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2023	0.2785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2024	0.2857 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2025	0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1961	+72.6%	0.3071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
1998	+37.4%	0.2649 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
1965	+35.5%	0.5433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5755 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.5661 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7065 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3792 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3635 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2803 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2583 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

1 Uzbekistan 0.9684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
2 Ireland 0.3077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Eswatini 0.3016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 San Marino 0.2723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Cambodia 0.2545 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Japan 0.2233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for South Korea

SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 307.17 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 224.29 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 168.75 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4147 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.292 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.7362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
How does South Korea rank for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 220 places, 8,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 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.