Iran vs North Korea: Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$), per capita

Iran
0.6229 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
North Korea
0.5043 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2023
Iran rank
168th
North Korea rank
170th

Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Iran
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.6229 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.5043 BoP, current US$ per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.1186 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 168th and North Korea ranks 170th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1552 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1456 BoP, current US$ per person Iran
1990s 0.861 BoP, current US$ per person 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6651 BoP, current US$ per person North Korea
2000s 0.7779 BoP, current US$ per person 3.99 BoP, current US$ per person 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person North Korea
2010s 0.7249 BoP, current US$ per person 4.47 BoP, current US$ per person 3.75 BoP, current US$ per person North Korea
2020s 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4117 BoP, current US$ per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grants, excluding technical cooperation (bop, current us$), per capita, Iran or North Korea?
Iran, at 0.6229 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.5043 BoP, current US$ per person in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in grants, excluding technical cooperation (bop, current us$), per capita between Iran and North Korea?
0.1186 BoP, current US$ per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Iran and North Korea rank globally for grants, excluding technical cooperation (bop, current us$), per capita?
Iran ranks 168th and North Korea ranks 170th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 9,095 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.