South Korea High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2024)
South Korea's High-Technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports): 36.3 % of manufactured exports in 2024, +6pp YoY.
South Korea (2024)
36.3
% of manufactured exports
+6pp YoY
YoY Change
+6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data
Data
| 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.