Manufacturing, value added in South Korea
South Korea: Manufacturing, value added was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
South 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 South Korea peaked at 29.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1960.
That places South Korea 7th out of 204 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.
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 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 manufacturing, value added in South Korea?
- Manufacturing, value added in South Korea was 27.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for manufacturing, value added?
- South Korea ranks 7th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.