Industry share of GDP in South Korea
Industry, including construction, produced 34.3% of GDP in South Korea in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2018.
South Korea, 2025
34.3%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
25.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
22.6%
Industry share of GDP in South Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.3% | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | 25.4% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | 26.2% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | 27.2% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | 27.0% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | 25.9% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | 26.6% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | 27.2% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | 26.7% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | 26.2% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | 27.9% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | 28.2% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | 28.2% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | 27.6% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | 26.6% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | 28.2% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | 27.8% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | 27.7% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | 27.2% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | 26.8% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | 26.4% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | 26.4% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | 26.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 33.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.1%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 25.0%.