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The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 1 Top 30 chaebol

From: Corporate financial structure of South Korea after Asian financial crisis: the chaebol experience

 

1987

1992

1997

1998

2002

1

Hyundai

Hyundai

Hyundai

Hyundai

Samsung

2

Daewoo

Samsung

Samsung

Daewoo

LG

3

LG

Daewoo

Daewoo

Samsung

SK

4

Samsung

LG

LG

LG

Hyundai Motor Group

5

Hanjin

SK

SK

SK

Hanjin

6

Ssangyong

Hanjin

Hanjin

Hanjin

Lotte

7

SK

Ssangyong

Ssangyong

Ssangyong

Hyundai

8

Hanwha

KIA

Hanwha

Hanwha

Kumho

9

Lotte

Hanwha

Kumho

Kumho

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group

10

KIA

Lotte

Donga

Lotte

Hanwha

11

Daelim

Kumho

Lotte

Donga

Doosan

12

Donga

Daelim

Halla

Hansol

Dongbu

13

Hanil

Doosan

Daelim

Doosan

Hyundai Oil

14

Hyosung

Donga

Doosan

Daelim

Hyosung

15

Doosan

Hanil

Hansol

Dongkuk Steel Group

Daelim

16

Dongkuk Steel Group

Hyosung

Hyosung

Dongbu

Kolon

17

Pan Ocean Shipping

Dongkuk Steel Goup

Kohap

Halla

CJ

18

Kolon

Halla

Kolon

Kohap

Dongkuk Steel Group

19

Kumho

Tongyang

Dongkuk Steel Goup

Hyosung

Hanaro Telecom

20

Kukdong E and C

Kolon

Dongbu

Kolon

Hansol

21

Dongbu

Jinro

Anam

Tongyang

Shinsegye

22

Woo Sung Construction

Dongbu

Jinro

Jinro

Tongyang

23

Kohap

Kohap

Tongyang

Anam

Hyundai Department Store

24

Haitai

Kukdong E and C

Haitai

Haitai

Hyundai Development

25

Tongil

Woo Sung Construction

Shinho

Saehan

Youngpoong

26

Daesang

Haitai

Daesang

Kangwon Industry

Daesang

27

Taekwang

Byucksan

Newcore

Daesang

Dongwon

28

Kangwon Industry

Daesang

Geopyeong

CJ Cheiljedang

Taekwang Industrial Co.

29

Samwhan

Anam

Kangwon Industry

Shinho

KCC

30

Shindonga

Hanbo

Saehan

Samyang

Oriental Chemical Industries Group