Korea - Industry

Industry, value added per worker (constant 2010 US$)

Definition: Value added per worker is a measure of labor productivity—value added per unit of input. Value added denotes the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Industry corresponds to the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) tabulation categories C-F (revision 3) or tabulation categories B-F (revision 4), and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).

Source: Derived using World Bank national accounts data and OECD National Accounts data files, and employment data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database.

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Year Value
2015 74,124

Industry, value added (current US$)

The latest value for Industry, value added (current US$) in Korea was $533,670,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $587,238,000,000 in 2018 and $432,402,300 in 1961.

Definition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $685,942,800
1961 $432,402,300
1962 $503,309,600
1963 $720,848,900
1964 $669,033,200
1965 $726,576,600
1966 $905,985,100
1967 $1,133,594,000
1968 $1,472,980,000
1969 $1,888,604,000
1970 $2,233,063,000
1971 $2,310,529,000
1972 $2,702,283,000
1973 $3,833,350,000
1974 $5,200,880,000
1975 $5,813,223,000
1976 $8,265,289,000
1977 $10,943,390,000
1978 $15,701,450,000
1979 $21,127,480,000
1980 $20,980,030,000
1981 $22,808,100,000
1982 $24,826,010,000
1983 $28,943,090,000
1984 $33,653,570,000
1985 $34,385,870,000
1986 $40,746,610,000
1987 $53,184,050,000
1988 $73,030,750,000
1989 $89,322,520,000
1990 $102,924,000,000
1991 $122,828,000,000
1992 $127,567,000,000
1993 $142,200,000,000
1994 $168,028,000,000
1995 $206,753,000,000
1996 $216,293,000,000
1997 $201,673,000,000
1998 $135,348,000,000
1999 $172,467,000,000
2000 $200,253,000,000
2001 $181,937,000,000
2002 $205,817,000,000
2003 $232,679,000,000
2004 $275,508,000,000
2005 $319,272,000,000
2006 $353,010,000,000
2007 $392,283,000,000
2008 $340,492,000,000
2009 $310,607,000,000
2010 $390,319,000,000
2011 $431,747,000,000
2012 $436,387,000,000
2013 $472,209,000,000
2014 $506,029,000,000
2015 $500,561,000,000
2016 $514,505,000,000
2017 $564,571,000,000
2018 $587,238,000,000
2019 $539,671,000,000
2020 $533,670,000,000

Industry, value added (current LCU)

The value for Industry, value added (current LCU) in Korea was 629,872,000,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 646,255,000,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 43,300,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 43,300,000,000
1961 53,960,000,000
1962 65,430,000,000
1963 93,710,000,000
1964 143,070,000,000
1965 193,560,000,000
1966 245,830,000,000
1967 306,660,000,000
1968 407,500,000,000
1969 544,220,000,000
1970 693,500,000,000
1971 802,100,000,000
1972 1,061,700,000,000
1973 1,526,900,000,000
1974 2,103,600,000,000
1975 2,813,600,000,000
1976 4,000,400,000,000
1977 5,296,600,000,000
1978 7,599,500,000,000
1979 10,225,700,000,000
1980 12,743,900,000,000
1981 15,533,000,000,000
1982 18,149,800,000,000
1983 22,452,600,000,000
1984 27,124,100,000,000
1985 29,916,400,000,000
1986 35,916,100,000,000
1987 43,747,600,000,000
1988 53,419,800,000,000
1989 59,976,500,000,000
1990 72,845,700,000,000
1991 90,076,200,000,000
1992 99,585,300,000,000
1993 114,140,000,000,000
1994 135,002,000,000,000
1995 159,463,000,000,000
1996 173,997,000,000,000
1997 191,850,000,000,000
1998 189,682,000,000,000
1999 205,032,000,000,000
2000 226,478,000,000,000
2001 234,879,000,000,000
2002 257,495,000,000,000
2003 277,262,000,000,000
2004 315,545,000,000,000
2005 326,972,000,000,000
2006 337,050,000,000,000
2007 364,532,000,000,000
2008 375,238,000,000,000
2009 396,624,000,000,000
2010 451,232,000,000,000
2011 478,502,000,000,000
2012 491,578,000,000,000
2013 517,000,000,000,000
2014 532,829,000,000,000
2015 566,213,000,000,000
2016 597,049,000,000,000
2017 638,205,000,000,000
2018 646,255,000,000,000
2019 628,910,000,000,000
2020 629,872,000,000,000

Industry, value added (constant 2010 US$)

Definition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2015 500,561,000,000
2016 516,279,000,000

Industry, value added (annual % growth)

Definition: Annual growth rate for industrial value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
2016 3.14

Industry, value added (constant LCU)

Definition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2015 566,213,000,000,000
2016 583,993,000,000,000

Industry, value added (% of GDP)

Industry, value added (% of GDP) in Korea was 32.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 37.15 in 1991, while its lowest value was 17.33 in 1960.

Definition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 17.33
1961 17.89
1962 17.88
1963 18.07
1964 19.34
1965 23.28
1966 23.06
1967 23.34
1968 24.07
1969 24.60
1970 24.80
1971 23.33
1972 24.88
1973 27.62
1974 26.61
1975 26.69
1976 27.64
1977 28.46
1978 30.21
1979 31.56
1980 32.08
1981 31.27
1982 31.68
1983 32.98
1984 34.51
1985 33.95
1986 34.87
1987 35.95
1988 36.59
1989 36.17
1990 36.32
1991 37.15
1992 35.88
1993 36.21
1994 36.24
1995 36.49
1996 35.45
1997 35.40
1998 35.31
1999 34.67
2000 34.76
2001 33.22
2002 32.81
2003 33.11
2004 34.73
2005 34.15
2006 33.52
2007 33.45
2008 32.51
2009 32.91
2010 34.12
2011 34.45
2012 34.13
2013 34.45
2014 34.09
2015 34.15
2016 34.30
2017 34.77
2018 34.05
2019 32.68
2020 32.58

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts