5 Most Advanced Countries in Electronics

2. South Korea

In global terms, the country was reported to have contributed to 6% of KTI output in 2019, with the electronics share made up of 9%. Bringing Samsung to the world, one of the largest electronics company, South Korea has much to be proud of in the electronics field. Samsung is also the main competitor of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in smartphones. However, Apple boasts the title of being the largest consumer electronics company in the world.

South Korea’s Seoul city has the highest score, at 288, in the FDI Intelligence report and is ranked as the best place in the world for quality research and development in the field of electronics. Electronic Material Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and established electronics-research organizations like Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), are evidence of some of the great work done by Korean institutions for electronic advancement.