Korea's rural regions are highly specialised in tradable sectors. The share of tradable goods and services represented 58% of the region’s Gross Value Added in 2016, 9% higher than the national average of 49%. By 2016, manufacturing alone explained over two-fifth of the rural regions' GVA and therefore it was higher than the national average (41% compared to 31%). These can be divided into two categories: rural regions specialised in tradable sectors and rural regions more specialised in non-tradable sectors. The economy of three (Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeonsangbuk-do and Jeollanam-do) out of five rural regions is specialised in tradable goods and services sectors, since these sectors explains more than half of the GVA of the regions. On the other side, the rest two rural regions (Gangwon-do and Jeju-do), are specialised in non-tradable activities.