Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
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Economy Snapshot
North Korea Economy and Trade
PyongyangLocal time
GDP Unavailable · real growth Unavailable · latest verified annual data
For North Korea, this page leaves GDP, per-capita output and real growth unavailable where no comparable observation has been verified. The profile is intentionally sparse rather than substituting an unsupported estimate, and each available trade or price measure keeps its own source and date.
Comparable headline indicators are not displayed
This page does not fill missing national macroeconomic measures with incompatible estimates.
Understand the numbers
What North Korea's economic profile is telling you
North Korea remains intentionally sparse because comparable current World Bank macro observations and a clean WTO merchandise profile were not available to the same standard used for the other country pages. The page makes those gaps explicit rather than substituting unofficial estimates.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | North Korea | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Real GDP growthannual % | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| InflationCPI annual % | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Merchandise balancematched year required | Not calculated | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is North Korea's latest GDP?
No comparable World Bank nominal GDP observation is available for North Korea in this profile, so the page does not estimate one.
What does merchandise trade show for North Korea?
A matched merchandise export and import pair was not independently resolved on this page, so no goods balance is calculated.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise trade where independently resolved.
Official data: WTO economy profiles