South Korea Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (2025)
South Korea's Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP): 27.4 % of GDP in 2025, +0.8pp YoY. World Bank (NV.IND.MANF.ZS), 1976–2025.
South Korea (2025)
27.4
% of GDP
+0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.4 | +0.8pp |
| 2024 | 26.6 | +1.1pp |
| 2023 | 25.5 | -1pp |
| 2022 | 26.5 | +0.3pp |
| 2021 | 26.2 | +0.5pp |
| 2020 | 25.7 | -0.7pp |
| 2019 | 26.4 | -1.4pp |
| 2018 | 27.8 | -0.2pp |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.5pp |
| 2016 | 27.5 | -0.3pp |
| 2015 | 27.8 | -0.5pp |
| 2014 | 28.3 | -0.6pp |
| 2013 | 28.9 | +0.2pp |
| 2012 | 28.7 | -0.3pp |
| 2011 | 29 | +0.9pp |
| 2010 | 28.1 | +1.8pp |
| 2009 | 26.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2008 | 26.1 | +0.2pp |
| 2007 | 25.9 | +0.2pp |
| 2006 | 25.7 | -0.4pp |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 27.4 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.8pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 20.9 in 1977 to 29 in 2011.
This page tracks manufacturing value added as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. Manufacturing share of GDP reflects the industrial composition of the economy and deindustrialisation trends.
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 manufacturing value added as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. Manufacturing share of GDP reflects the industrial composition of the economy and deindustrialisation trends. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 29 % of GDP in 2011 and reached its lowest recorded value of 20.9 in 1977. The latest reading of 27.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.8pp.