Vulnerability score in North Korea
North Korea: Vulnerability score was 0.4603 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vulnerability score in North Korea, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, vulnerability score in North Korea stood at 0.4603.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score in North Korea peaked at 0.4632 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4513, in 2018.
That places North Korea 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Vulnerability score in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4632 | — |
| 2016 | 0.4579 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4555 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4513 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4579 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4598 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4607 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4611 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4603 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.4603 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5592, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.4603 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4742, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4572 | 0.4513 | 0.4632 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4604 | 0.4598 | 0.4611 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More economy & growth data for North Korea
- Immunization coverage against diphtheria tetanus and pertussis dtp3 99 (2025)
- Value imports by region origin 36.76 million (2025)
- Imf imports by region of origin 36.76 million (2025)
- Chinas rank in imports of goods 1 (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 1.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows 9.21 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 52,947 (2027)
- Tax revenues vs electoral democracy index 0.083 (2025)
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita 0.024 (2025)
- Imports by region of origin, annual growth rate 184.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score in North Korea?
- Vulnerability score in North Korea was 0.4603 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4632 in 2015.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4513 in 2018.
- How does North Korea rank for vulnerability score?
- North Korea ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.