Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in South Korea
South Korea: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) was 26.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.4%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 229 countries
All-time high
26.9%
in 2011
All-time low
22.5%
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in South Korea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 26.4% for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in South Korea peaked at 26.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2001.
That places South Korea 8th out of 229 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -0.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 26.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 26.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.8%, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 22.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.7% | 26.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 5 San Marino 30.6% compare
- 6 Turkmenistan 29.8% compare
- 7 Eswatini 29.5% compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 26.4% compare
- 10 Viet Nam 25.8% compare
- 10 Vietnam 25.8% compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -49.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in South Korea?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in South Korea was 26.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2001.
- How does South Korea rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- South Korea ranks 8th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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