European Union vs Korea: Manufactures exports

European Union
76.6%
in 2024
Korea
87.3%
in 2024
European Union rank
6th
Korea rank
9th

Manufactures exports over time

  • European Union
  • Korea
20406080100196219932024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 87.3% against 76.6% in European Union, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 6th and Korea ranks 9th of 46 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 70.4% 55.8% 14.6% European Union
1970s 74.0% 84.1% 10.1% Korea
1980s 75.3% 91.4% 16.1% Korea
1990s 79.4% 90.7% 11.3% Korea
2000s 78.8% 89.9% 11.1% Korea
2010s 77.0% 87.4% 10.4% Korea
2020s 76.8% 87.1% 10.3% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures exports, European Union or Korea?
Korea, at 87.3% against 76.6% in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures exports between European Union and Korea?
10.7%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do European Union and Korea rank globally for manufactures exports?
European Union ranks 6th and Korea ranks 9th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,912 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.