Japan vs South Korea: Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing

Japan

7.8%

in 2021

South Korea

7.9%

in 2022

Japan rank

32nd

South Korea rank

31st

Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing over time

South Korea currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and South Korea ranks 31st of 53 countries.

Indicator: Share of small-scale manufacturing in total manufacturing
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 714 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of small-scale manufacturing industries in total manufacturing value added based on international classification (%)