Manufacturing Production in South Korea decreased 1.50 percent in November of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Manufacturing Production in South Korea averaged 8.03 percent from 1976 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 41.60 percent in July of 1976 and a record low of -26.70 percent in January of 2009. source: Statistics Korea

Manufacturing Production in South Korea is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Manufacturing Production is projected to trend around 3.80 percent in 2026 and 3.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capacity Utilization 103.40 103.50 points Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY -0.30 -1.40 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM 1.70 0.60 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY -1.50 -8.40 percent Nov 2025
Mining Production -5.50 -20.20 percent Nov 2025
New Orders 16373523.00 6498400.00 KRW Million Nov 2025


South Korea Manufacturing Production
Manufacturing accounts for as much as a third of South Korea’s GDP and is dominated by the conglomerates known as chaebols.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.50 -8.40 41.60 -26.70 1976 - 2025 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA