Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in South Korea is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1962.
South Korea ranks 139th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 20% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 33% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in South Korea?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in South Korea was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 139th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing value added to gdp ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.