Germany vs South Korea: Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product

Germany

60.0%

in 2022

South Korea

61.8%

in 2022

Germany rank

5th

South Korea rank

4th

Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product over time

South Korea currently reports 61.8% against 60.0% in Germany, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 4th of 94 countries.

Indicator: Share of medium and high-tech manufacturing in gross domestic product
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 94 places, 1,132 data points, 2008–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total value added (%)