Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ was 16,776 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,776 million USD
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
15th
of 20 countries
All-time high
17,487 million USD
in 2018
All-time low
4,849 million USD
in 1995
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1970–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k197019972024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 16,776 million USD for gross domestic product — value us$ in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 17,487 million USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,849 million USD, in 1995.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1970 to 2024.
Year million USD Change
1970 4,927 million USD
1971 5,440 million USD +10.4%
1972 6,006 million USD +10.4%
1973 6,630 million USD +10.4%
1974 7,320 million USD +10.4%
1975 8,081 million USD +10.4%
1976 8,412 million USD +4.1%
1977 8,757 million USD +4.1%
1978 9,116 million USD +4.1%
1979 9,490 million USD +4.1%
1980 9,879 million USD +4.1%
1981 10,244 million USD +3.7%
1982 12,868 million USD +25.6%
1983 12,855 million USD -0.1%
1984 12,251 million USD -4.7%
1985 12,075 million USD -1.4%
1986 13,654 million USD +13.1%
1987 14,391 million USD +5.4%
1988 14,193 million USD -1.4%
1989 15,771 million USD +11.1%
1990 14,702 million USD -6.8%
1991 13,687 million USD -6.9%
1992 12,458 million USD -9.0%
1993 10,744 million USD -13.8%
1994 8,307 million USD -22.7%
1995 4,849 million USD -41.6%
1996 10,588 million USD +118.3%
1997 10,323 million USD -2.5%
1998 10,274 million USD -0.5%
1999 10,280 million USD +0.1%
2000 10,608 million USD +3.2%
2001 11,022 million USD +3.9%
2002 10,910 million USD -1.0%
2003 11,051 million USD +1.3%
2004 11,168 million USD +1.1%
2005 13,031 million USD +16.7%
2006 13,764 million USD +5.6%
2007 14,375 million USD +4.4%
2008 13,337 million USD -7.2%
2009 12,035 million USD -9.8%
2010 13,945 million USD +15.9%
2011 15,689 million USD +12.5%
2012 15,907 million USD +1.4%
2013 16,565 million USD +4.1%
2014 17,396 million USD +5.0%
2015 16,283 million USD -6.4%
2016 16,786 million USD +3.1%
2017 17,365 million USD +3.4%
2018 17,487 million USD +0.7%
2019 16,332 million USD -6.6%
2020 15,847 million USD -3.0%
2021 16,750 million USD +5.7%
2022 15,176 million USD -9.4%
2023 16,447 million USD +8.4%
2024 16,776 million USD +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,418 million USD 4,927 million USD 9,490 million USD 10
1980s 12,818 million USD 9,879 million USD 15,771 million USD 10
1990s 10,621 million USD 4,849 million USD 14,702 million USD 10
2000s 12,130 million USD 10,608 million USD 14,375 million USD 10
2010s 16,375 million USD 13,945 million USD 17,487 million USD 10
2020s 16,199 million USD 15,176 million USD 16,776 million USD 5

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49,668 million USD compare
  2. 12 Republic of Korea 1.87 million million USD compare
  3. 13 Mexico 1.85 million million USD compare
  4. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 18,262 million USD compare
  5. 14 Australia 1.84 million million USD compare
  6. 14 Republic of Moldova 18,131 million USD compare
  7. 15 Spain 1.72 million million USD compare
  8. 16 Indonesia 1.40 million million USD compare
  9. 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14,563 million USD compare
  10. 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.23 million million USD compare
  11. 17 Polynesia 8,773 million USD compare
  12. 18 Saudi Arabia 1.08 million million USD compare
  13. 18 Timor-Leste 1,881 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product — value us$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Gross domestic product — value us$ in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 16,776 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 17,487 million USD in 2018.
What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 4,849 million USD in 1995.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for gross domestic product — value us$?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is gross domestic product — value us$ rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 12,899 data points, 1970–2024
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