North Korea vs Zimbabwe: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt)

North Korea
1,538 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
Zimbabwe
1,612 international-$ in 2011 prices per person
in 2022
North Korea rank
151st
Zimbabwe rank
148th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt) over time

  • North Korea
  • Zimbabwe
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196019912022

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1,612 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 1,538 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in North Korea, a difference of 74 international-$ in 2011 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 1,867 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 2,214 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 347.13 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Zimbabwe
2000s 1,690 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,655 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 34.74 international-$ in 2011 prices per person North Korea
2010s 1,711 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,627 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 83.44 international-$ in 2011 prices per person North Korea
2020s 1,545 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 1,565 international-$ in 2011 prices per person 20.05 international-$ in 2011 prices per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, North Korea or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1,612 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 1,538 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between North Korea and Zimbabwe?
74 international-$ in 2011 prices per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
North Korea ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,969 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.