Investment in facilities in South Korea hits 4-year high
SEOUL, November 2, 2020 – Data showed on Sunday that investment in facilities in South Korea rose to its highest level in 4 years during the first nine months of 2025, driven by the automotive and semiconductor sectors.
The utility investment index for all industries rose 4.3% in the January-September period from a year earlier, the largest rise since 2021, when the figure jumped 11.3% year-on-year, according to data from the Korea Ministry of Data and Statistics.
This growth was led by rising investments in the automotive and chip industries. Investment in facilities in the automotive sector jumped by 15.6% year-on-year, recording the largest increase in 25 years since 2000.
The automotive industry has been expanding investment to build electric vehicle production facilities and enhance future competitiveness in self-driving technologies and artificial intelligence.
Investment in semiconductor manufacturing equipment also rose by 15.7%, the largest growth since 2021.
Experts say that this growth is due to the completion of memory chip stock adjustments and the sector entering the so-called super cycle, driven by the shift to artificial intelligence.
In September alone, investment in utilities jumped by 12.7%, recovering from a year-on-year decline in the previous month.
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