Manufacturing, value added in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Manufacturing, value added was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Republic of Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 27.4% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Republic of Korea peaked at 29.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1960.
That places Republic of Korea 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.4% | — |
| 1961 | 12.0% | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 17.1% | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 18.6% | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 21.3% | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 20.6% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 20.9% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 21.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 21.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 24.6% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 26.8% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 27.7% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 26.7% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 25.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | 11.4% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 16.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 21.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 24.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 24.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 26.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.5% | 27.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Korea
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6343 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 20,732 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 814.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 29.49 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5965 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 21,609 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 26.07 million constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Republic of Korea?
- Manufacturing, value added in Republic of Korea was 27.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1960.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.