value (1,818 in bil. USD) and the most deals (82,3). Target industries are distributed very evenly with no industry taking a larger share than 10%. The top three target industries are Electronics (9.7%), Semiconductors (9.1%) and Metals and Mining (7.7%). However, over 51% of the acquiring companies originate from the financial and brokerage sector. See also Economy of North Korea List of banks in South Korea List of companies of South Korea List of largest companies of South Korea List of South Korean regions by GDP Poverty in South Korea Retailing in South Korea Unemployment in South Korea Trade unions in South Korea Work–life balance in South Korea Youth unemployment in South Korea References Further reading Koh, Jae Myong (2018) Green Infrastructure Financing: Institutional Investors, PPPs and Bankable Projects, London: Palgrave Macmillan. . Essays on such topics as American-educated technocrats in the 1960s and their role in South Korea's economic growth, and entrepreneurial family companies in South Korea, as well as China and Japan. External links Statistics Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance (South Korea) Korea Customs Service Bank Of Korea World Bank Summary Trade Statistics South Korea South Korea – OECD South Korea profile at the CIA World Factbook South Korea profile at The World Bank Economy of South Korea World Trade Organization member economies OECD member economies