South Korea vs Middle income: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- South Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 88.0% against 74.3% in Middle income, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 10th 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 | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.7% | 38.3% | 53.4% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 71.4% | 18.7% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 72.7% | 17.2% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 72.1% | 15.4% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 72.4% | 14.8% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, South Korea or Middle income?
- South Korea, at 88.0% against 74.3% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between South Korea and Middle income?
- 13.7%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for manufactures exports?
- South Korea ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 10th 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.