South Korea vs Low & middle income: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- South Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 88.0% against 74.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.7% | 38.3% | 53.4% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 71.2% | 18.9% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 72.4% | 17.5% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 71.7% | 15.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 72.2% | 15.1% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, South Korea or Low & middle income?
- South Korea, at 88.0% against 74.2% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between South Korea and Low & middle income?
- 13.8%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low & middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for manufactures exports?
- South Korea ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 11th of 196 countries.
- 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
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.