South Korea: Corporations

* Dollar amounts given in Billions USD.

Name globalEDGE Industry Sales* Profits* Assets* Market Value*
Samsung Electronics Technology $142.40 graph $11.50graph $133.70 graph $162.00 graph
SK Holdings Energy $100.50 graph $1.50graph $79.70 graph $6.40 graph
Hyundai Motor Transport Manufacturing $70.30 graph $6.90graph $94.50 graph $43.60 graph
SK Innovation Energy $61.80 graph $2.90graph $30.20 graph $13.80 graph
Posco Mining, Minerals, Metals $59.50 graph $3.10graph $67.30 graph $30.60 graph
LG Electronics Technology $46.80 graph $-0.40graph $27.30 graph $13.20 graph
Hyundai Heavy Industries Transport Manufacturing $45.80 graph $2.20graph $42.50 graph $22.10 graph
Korea Electric Power Energy $39.30 graph $-3.00graph $114.10 graph $13.40 graph
Kia Motors Transport Manufacturing $39.00 graph $3.10graph $26.10 graph $25.40 graph
S-Oil Energy $28.80 graph $1.10graph $11.00 graph $11.90 graph
SK Networks Business Services $24.90 graph $0.10graph $9.60 graph $2.40 graph
Korea Gas Energy $24.60 graph $0.20graph $31.20 graph $2.50 graph
Hyundai Mobis Transport Manufacturing $23.80 graph $2.70graph $19.50 graph $24.50 graph
Samsung Life Insurance Financial Services $23.30 graph $1.80graph $133.60 graph $17.10 graph
LG Display Technology $21.00 graph $-0.70graph $20.60 graph $9.30 graph
Lotte Shopping Retail $20.10 graph $0.80graph $28.50 graph $9.40 graph
LG Chem Chemicals $19.60 graph $1.80graph $13.20 graph $21.80 graph
KT Media and Communications $19.00 graph $1.10graph $27.40 graph $7.50 graph
Samsung C&T Financial Services $18.60 graph $0.30graph $18.10 graph $10.60 graph
Woori Finance Holdings Financial Services $17.60 graph $1.90graph $269.90 graph $9.60 graph
STX Corp Business Services $17.00 graph $0.00graph $21.20 graph $0.80 graph
Shinhan Financial Financial Services $16.60 graph $2.80graph $248.60 graph $18.90 graph
KB Financial Group Financial Services $16.10 graph $2.20graph $239.60 graph $14.90 graph
SK Telecom Media and Communications $14.40 graph $1.50graph $21.00 graph $9.80 graph
Honam Petrochemical Chemicals $14.20 graph $0.90graph $9.30 graph $9.10 graph
Samsung Fire & Marine Financial Services $13.60 graph $0.60graph $28.90 graph $8.80 graph
Hyundai Steel Mining, Minerals, Metals $13.20 graph $0.60graph $18.90 graph $7.70 graph
Korea Life Insurance Financial Services $12.80 graph $0.40graph $62.50 graph $5.90 graph
LG International Energy $12.10 graph $0.20graph $4.30 graph $1.90 graph
Samsung Heavy Industries Transport Manufacturing $11.60 graph $0.70graph $14.20 graph $8.20 graph
Daewoo Ship & Marine Transport Manufacturing $11.30 graph $0.70graph $14.60 graph $5.80 graph
LS Corp Industrial Manufacturing $11.20 graph $0.10graph $8.60 graph $2.50 graph
Hanwha Corp Business Services $11.00 graph $0.10graph $13.00 graph $2.30 graph
Hyundai Engineering Construction $10.80 graph $0.60graph $10.20 graph $8.30 graph
Korean Air Hospitality and Travel $10.60 graph $-0.20graph $18.80 graph $3.50 graph
STX Offshore Transport Manufacturing $10.00 graph $0.20graph $11.70 graph $1.20 graph
Hyosung Consumer Products $9.80 graph $0.00graph $11.80 graph $2.00 graph
CJ Food and Beverage $9.50 graph $0.20graph $13.00 graph $2.10 graph
Hynix Semiconductor Technology $9.40 graph $-0.10graph $14.90 graph $17.80 graph
LG Corp Technology $9.10 graph $0.90graph $12.80 graph $10.60 graph
Hana Financial Group Financial Services $9.00 graph $1.10graph $153.80 graph $9.20 graph
Hanjin Shipping Holdings Business Services $8.60 graph $0.10graph $9.00 graph $0.30 graph
Hanjin Shipping Business Services $8.20 graph $-0.70graph $9.70 graph $1.90 graph
GS Engineering Construction $8.20 graph $0.40graph $9.60 graph $4.60 graph
Hyundai Glovis Business Services $8.20 graph $0.30graph $3.30 graph $6.40 graph
Dongbu Insurance Financial Services $8.10 graph $0.30graph $16.40 graph $3.00 graph
Industrial Bank of Korea Financial Services $8.10 graph $1.30graph $160.50 graph $7.00 graph
Samsung Engineering Technology $8.00 graph $0.40graph $4.50 graph $8.70 graph
LG Uplus Media and Communications $7.90 graph $0.10graph $9.30 graph $3.00 graph
Doosan Heavy Industries Energy $7.70 graph $0.20graph $12.40 graph $6.30 graph
GS Holdings Financial Services $7.70 graph $0.70graph $9.00 graph $5.20 graph
Doosan Infracore Construction $7.60 graph $0.30graph $10.40 graph $3.50 graph
Hanwha Chemical Chemicals $7.20 graph $0.20graph $10.20 graph $3.40 graph
Hyundai Marine & Fire Financial Services $7.00 graph $0.10graph $12.20 graph $2.60 graph
Daelim Industrial Construction $6.90 graph $0.30graph $9.30 graph $3.60 graph
E-mart Retail $6.90 graph $0.30graph $9.60 graph $6.30 graph
LIG Insurance Financial Services $6.80 graph $0.10graph $11.00 graph $1.30 graph
Kumho Industrial Construction $6.80 graph $0.10graph $10.70 graph $0.70 graph
Hankook Tire Transport Manufacturing $5.90 graph $0.30graph $6.40 graph $5.80 graph
Kumho Petro Chemical Chemicals $5.80 graph $0.50graph $4.10 graph $3.50 graph
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Technology $5.20 graph $0.30graph $6.30 graph $6.50 graph
Korea Zinc Mining, Minerals, Metals $5.00 graph $0.60graph $4.00 graph $6.70 graph
Korea Exchange Bank Financial Services $5.00 graph $1.50graph $86.70 graph $5.00 graph
OCI Co Chemicals $3.90 graph $0.70graph $6.20 graph $5.50 graph
KT&G Consumer Products $3.20 graph $0.70graph $5.40 graph $9.10 graph
Samsung Card Financial Services $2.80 graph $0.30graph $14.00 graph $4.60 graph
NHN Technology $1.90 graph $0.40graph $2.00 graph $10.00 graph
DGB Financial Group Financial Services $1.20 graph $0.20graph $27.00 graph $2.00 graph

Sources: Forbes 2000, April 2012

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