Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 633.08 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 633.08 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 758.08 USD in 1989 and was at its lowest, 213.91 USD, in 1995.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 20th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 324.75 USD | — |
| 1971 | 349.32 USD | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 375.93 USD | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 405.5 USD | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 439.01 USD | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 476.15 USD | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 487.85 USD | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 500.61 USD | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 513.99 USD | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 527.7 USD | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 541.71 USD | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 553.72 USD | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 685.34 USD | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 674.67 USD | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 633.63 USD | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 615.42 USD | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 685.75 USD | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 712.24 USD | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 692.22 USD | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 758.08 USD | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 696.39 USD | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 638.75 USD | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 572.74 USD | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 486.74 USD | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 370.95 USD | -23.8% |
| 1995 | 213.91 USD | -42.3% |
| 1996 | 462.44 USD | +116.2% |
| 1997 | 446.67 USD | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 440.7 USD | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 437.49 USD | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 448.24 USD | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 462.81 USD | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 455.65 USD | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 458.73 USD | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 460.44 USD | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 534.14 USD | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 561.25 USD | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 583.24 USD | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 538.54 USD | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 483.76 USD | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 558.09 USD | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 625.12 USD | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 630.95 USD | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 653.98 USD | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 683.5 USD | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 636.65 USD | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 653.2 USD | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 672.59 USD | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 674.37 USD | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 627.23 USD | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 606.34 USD | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 638.54 USD | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 576.41 USD | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 622.55 USD | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 633.08 USD | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +116.2% | 213.91 USD | 462.44 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 440.08 USD | 324.75 USD | 527.7 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 655.28 USD | 541.71 USD | 758.08 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 476.68 USD | 213.91 USD | 696.39 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 498.68 USD | 448.24 USD | 583.24 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 641.57 USD | 558.09 USD | 683.5 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 615.38 USD | 576.41 USD | 638.54 USD | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.69 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 16,776 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 1.67 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 586.84 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 15,550 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 2 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency, 2015 0.8713 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.8713 % (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 110.33 SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 633.08 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 758.08 USD in 1989.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 213.91 USD in 1995.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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