South Korea (2024)
36.3
% of manufactured exports
+6pp YoY
YoY Change
+6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

South Korea High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of manufactured exports YoY Change
2024 36.3 +6pp
2023 30.3 -5.8pp
2022 36.1 +0.1pp
2021 36 +0.4pp
2020 35.6 +3.2pp
2019 32.4 -4pp
2018 36.4 +3.9pp
2017 32.5 +2pp
2016 30.5 -0.7pp
2015 31.2 +1.1pp
2014 30.1 +0.3pp
2013 29.8 +1.6pp
2012 28.2 unchanged
2011 28.2 -3.9pp
2010 32.1 unchanged
2009 32.1 +1.6pp
2008 30.5 -1.9pp
2007 32.4 n/a

About this Dataset

South Korea recorded 36.3 % of manufactured exports in 2024. The latest change was +6pp. Across 2007–2024 the series ranges from 28.2 in 2011 to 36.4 in 2018.

This page tracks high-technology exports (aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electrical machinery) as a share of total manufactured exports in South Korea from 1990 to present. High-tech export share reflects the technological sophistication and value-added of the manufacturing base.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks high-technology exports (aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, electrical machinery) as a share of total manufactured exports in South Korea from 1990 to present. High-tech export share reflects the technological sophistication and value-added of the manufacturing base. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2024 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 36.4 % of manufactured exports in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 28.2 in 2011. The latest reading of 36.3 in 2024 represents a change of +6pp.