Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in South Korea
South Korea: Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total was 61.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in South Korea, 2000–2010
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in South Korea stood at 61.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in South Korea peaked at 61.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2001.
That places South Korea 7th out of 126 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added … total in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5% | — |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -0.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 61.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.8%, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 61.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 51.9% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in South Korea?
- Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total in South Korea was 61.2% in 2010, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2001.
- How does South Korea rank for proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total?
- South Korea ranks 7th out of 126 countries with data for 2010.
- Is proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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