North Korea GDP (2023)
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) data for North Korea are not available for recent years. The figures below are from the United Nations (UN) (2023).
UN (2023)
- Nominal (current) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of North Korea is $16.45 billion ($16,446,632,290) as of 2023, according to the United Nations (UN).
- The GDP growth rate in 2023 was 3.1%, according to the United Nations (UN).
- GDP per Capita in North Korea (with a population of 26,418,204 people) was $640 in 2023, an increase of $47 from $592 in 2022; this represents a change of 8.0% in GDP per capita.
GDP Change (%)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of North Korea
| Year | GDP Nominal (Current USD) | GDP Real (Constant, Inflation Adjusted) | Pop. Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $16,446,632,290 | $15,416,115,328 | 0.34% |
| 2022 | $15,176,134,613 | $14,959,023,199 | 0.37% |
| 2021 | $16,750,452,731 | $14,981,775,254 | 0.37% |
| 2020 | $15,847,371,620 | $14,990,074,746 | 0.38% |
| 2019 | $16,331,452,313 | $15,701,732,324 | 0.41% |
| 2018 | $17,487,261,057 | $15,646,450,076 | 0.44% |
| 2017 | $17,364,724,931 | $16,323,526,438 | 0.46% |
| 2016 | $16,786,184,836 | $16,912,504,170 | 0.48% |
| 2015 | $16,282,601,357 | $16,282,601,357 | 0.49% |
| 2014 | $17,395,832,618 | $16,470,770,871 | 0.48% |
| 2013 | $16,565,034,101 | $16,300,726,684 | 0.47% |
| 2012 | $15,907,396,534 | $16,127,868,302 | 0.45% |
| 2011 | $15,689,234,225 | $15,919,570,136 | 0.44% |
| 2010 | $13,945,167,273 | $15,793,694,509 | 0.44% |
| 2009 | $12,035,152,492 | $15,868,646,095 | 0.46% |
| 2008 | $13,336,798,315 | $16,014,162,114 | 0.48% |
| 2007 | $14,374,670,965 | $15,532,896,820 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | $13,764,393,535 | $15,719,430,068 | 0.52% |
| 2005 | $13,031,196,790 | $15,882,336,124 | 0.58% |
| 2004 | $11,168,000,000 | $15,306,667,775 | 0.68% |
| 2003 | $11,051,000,000 | $14,995,338,551 | 0.61% |
| 2002 | $10,910,000,000 | $14,727,563,705 | 0.54% |
| 2001 | $11,021,860,465 | $14,552,764,767 | 0.63% |
| 2000 | $10,607,906,977 | $14,025,936,521 | 0.72% |
| 1999 | $10,280,000,000 | $13,968,374,972 | 0.8% |
| 1998 | $10,273,488,372 | $13,168,010,438 | 0.87% |
| 1997 | $10,322,790,698 | $13,288,154,976 | 0.94% |
| 1996 | $10,587,906,977 | $14,209,404,048 | 1% |
| 1995 | $4,849,295,775 | $14,702,297,938 | 1.23% |
| 1994 | $8,307,075,472 | $15,374,853,632 | 1.45% |
| 1993 | $10,744,075,829 | $15,706,374,327 | 1.48% |
| 1992 | $12,457,619,048 | $16,442,834,440 | 1.5% |
| 1991 | $13,687,441,860 | $17,696,449,923 | 1.5% |
| 1990 | $14,702,304,147 | $18,514,257,351 | 1.48% |
| 1989 | $15,771,363,636 | $19,346,141,432 | 1.47% |
| 1988 | $14,192,727,273 | $19,079,034,943 | 1.47% |
| 1987 | $14,391,200,030 | $18,815,616,315 | 1.48% |
| 1986 | $13,653,901,719 | $18,555,834,630 | 1.48% |
| 1985 | $12,074,736,049 | $18,299,639,674 | 1.48% |
| 1984 | $12,251,319,042 | $17,646,711,354 | 1.47% |
| 1983 | $12,855,131,499 | $17,017,079,416 | 1.48% |
| 1982 | $12,868,200,913 | $16,409,912,648 | 1.49% |
| 1981 | $10,244,473,639 | $15,824,409,497 | 1.45% |
| 1980 | $9,878,952,400 | $15,259,797,007 | 1.41% |
| 1979 | $9,489,867,819 | $14,658,786,750 | 1.4% |
| 1978 | $9,116,107,415 | $14,081,447,407 | 1.39% |
| 1977 | $8,757,067,642 | $13,526,846,692 | 1.45% |
| 1976 | $8,412,168,724 | $12,994,089,042 | 1.61% |
| 1975 | $8,080,853,721 | $12,482,314,161 | 1.79% |
| 1974 | $7,319,613,878 | $11,306,443,987 | 1.97% |
| 1973 | $6,630,085,035 | $10,241,344,191 | 2.35% |
| 1972 | $6,005,511,807 | $9,276,579,883 | 2.59% |
| 1971 | $5,439,775,187 | $8,402,699,169 | 2.63% |
| 1970 | $4,927,332,597 | $7,611,140,552 | 2.74% |
Sources:
- IMF, World Economic Outlook (April 2026).
- World Bank
- National Accounts Data – United Nations Statistics Division
- World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision – United Nations Population Division