Industry (including construction), value added in South Korea
South Korea: Industry (including construction), value added was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in South Korea, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in South Korea stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 93.5% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in South Korea peaked at 28.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -7.9%, in 1998.
That places South Korea 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9% | 6.3% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 8.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | -1.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | -7.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | -0.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -1.3% | 5.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for South Korea
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,422 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.93 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 185.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 130.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 45.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 32.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 52.42 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 37,880 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2,709.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in South Korea?
- Industry (including construction), value added in South Korea was 0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.9% in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- South Korea ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.