| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| GDP (nominal) | No authoritative open source found |
| GDP (PPP) | No authoritative open source found |
| GDP growth | No authoritative open source found |
| GDP per capita | No authoritative open source found |
| Inflation (CPI) | No authoritative open source found |
| Unemployment | 3.54 %World Bank WDI [2025] |
| Exports of goods & services | No authoritative open source found |
| Imports of goods & services | No authoritative open source found |
| Agriculture (% GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Industry (% GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Services (% GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Industries | military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourismCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Agricultural products | maize, vegetables, rice, apples, cabbages, fruits, sweet potatoes, potatoes, beans, soybeans (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Export commodities | fake hair, iron alloys, tungsten ore, electricity, cars (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Export partners | China 74%, Poland 3%, Senegal 3%, Angola 3%, Austria 3% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Import partners | China 97%, Togo 1%, Peru 1%, Gabon 1%, India 0% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Gini index | No authoritative open source found |
| GDP per capita (1913) | 1,216 int$ (2011)Maddison Project [1913] |
| Leading mineral commodity | coal (17,100,000 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023] |
| Wealth share of top 10% | 0.588 %World Inequality Database [2024] |
| Wealth share of top 1% | 0.243 %World Inequality Database [2024] |
| Gini (WID) | 1 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] |
| Top export partners | China (85.0%) / Poland (2.4%) / Austria (1.7%) / Zimbabwe (1.1%) / India (1.0%)CEPII BACI [2024] |
| Top import partners | China (99.4%) / Netherlands (0.1%) / India (0.1%) / Nigeria (0.1%) / Uganda (0.1%)CEPII BACI [2024] |
| Top agricultural products | Cereals, primary / Vegetables Primary / Hen eggs in shell, fresh / Maize (corn) / RiceFAOSTAT [2024] |
| Bank assets (% of GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Private credit (% of GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Stock market capitalization (% of GDP) | No authoritative open source found |
| Financial account ownership | No authoritative open source found |
| Mobile-money account | No authoritative open source found |
| Borrowed from a bank | No authoritative open source found |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | No authoritative open source found |
| Poverty headcount ($6.85/day) | No authoritative open source found |
Economy
North Korea
Section metadata
Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage14/33
LicenseCC-BY
Datasets on this page
- World Bank WDIworld_bank_wdiEdition: 2024
- CIA World Factbookcia_factbookEdition: 2025
- Maddison Projectmaddison_historical_gdpEdition: 2023
- BGS World Mineral Statisticsbgs_world_mineralsEdition: 2023
- World Inequality Databaseworld_inequality_databaseEdition: 2026
- CEPII BACIcepii_baci_tradeEdition: 2026
- FAOSTATfaostatEdition: 2026
About this data
North Korea's economy on Databook compiles 14 indicators from 7 open datasets including World Bank WDI, CIA World Factbook, Maddison Project. Key figures include unemployment (3.54 %), industries (military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.