South Korean Manufacturing Comparison to Its Asian Neighbors


Radio Prod. 1985 1000s Radio Rank
Hong Kong 43,372 1
USA 25,254 2
China 16,003 3
Malaysia 16,000 4
Singapore 12,824 5
Japan 8,552 6
Taiwan 7,902 7
South Korea 1,119 8
Thailand 7,902 9
Indonesia 997 10
Philippines 544 11
TV Production 1989 (1000s) 1000s TVs Rank
China 25,051 1
USA 24,859 2
South Korea 15,178 3
Japan 13,388 4
Taiwan 5,172 5
Singapore 1,501 6
Malaysia 1,240 7
Indonesia 773 8
Hong Kong 602 9
Thailand 533 10
Philippines 300 11
North Korea 240 12
Paper/Paperboard (1000s of metric tons) 1000s Tons Rank
USA 76,646 1
Japan 21,571 2
China 12,800 3
South Korea 2,500 4
Taiwan 2,274 5
Thailand 502 6
Philippines 335 7
Indonesia 166 8
North Korea 80 9
Malaysia 73 10
Vietnam 62 11
Hong Kong 40 12
Singapore 10 13
Mongolia 1 14
Merchant Vessels 1988 (1000s gross reg. tons) 1000s Tons Rank
Japan 4,546 1
South Korea 3,406 2
China 287 3
Indonesia 8 4
USA 7 5
Singapore 4 6

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