Three fixed historical periods

Read the economy through three eras

Every chart uses the same labeled periods. There is no page-wide selection to remember as you move between topics.

Formation1970–1990

Integration1990–2010

Current era2010–2024

01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$17.20B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 137 of 210

Real GDP growth3.7%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$6672024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity37.7%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Mining, manufacturing and utilities

Manufacturing20.5%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap +4.8 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	$4.93B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$381	Not published	Not published	41.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	$5.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	$410	Not published	Not published	41.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	$6.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	$441	Not published	Not published	39.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	$6.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	$476	Not published	Not published	35.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	$7.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	$515	Not published	Not published	34.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	$8.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	$559	Not published	Not published	34.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	$8.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$573	Not published	Not published	32.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	$8.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$588	Not published	Not published	30.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	$9.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$603	Not published	Not published	26.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	$9.49B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$620	Not published	Not published	24.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	$9.88B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$636	Not published	Not published	22.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	$10.24B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$650	Not published	Not published	23.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	$12.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	$805	Not published	Not published	29.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	$12.86B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$792	Not published	Not published	28.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	$12.25B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	$744	Not published	Not published	26.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	$12.07B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$723	Not published	Not published	25.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	$13.65B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	$805	Not published	Not published	25.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	$14.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$836	Not published	Not published	23.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	$14.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	$764	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	$15.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	$811	Not published	Not published	20.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	$14.70B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	$735	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	$13.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	$663	Not published	Not published	14.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	$12.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	$593	Not published	Not published	12.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	$10.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	$503	Not published	Not published	10.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	$8.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	$384	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	$4.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	$222	Not published	Not published	4.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	$10.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	$479	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	$10.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-6.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	$462	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	$10.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	$456	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	$10.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$452	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	$10.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	$462	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	$11.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$476	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	$10.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	$468	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	$11.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	$471	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	$11.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	$473	Not published	Not published	6.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	$13.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$549	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	$13.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	$577	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	$14.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	$599	Not published	Not published	6.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	$13.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$553	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	$12.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$497	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	$13.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	$573	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	$15.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	$642	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	$15.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$648	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	$16.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$672	Not published	Not published	6.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	$17.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	$702	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	$16.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	$654	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	$16.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	$671	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	$17.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	$691	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	$17.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	$693	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	$16.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	$644	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	$15.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	$623	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	$16.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	$656	Not published	Not published	5.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	$15.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	$592	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	$16.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$640	Not published	Not published	4.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	$17.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$667	Not published	Not published	4.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaAsiaEastern AsiaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$4.93B → $14.70B

Compound annual change: +5.6% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$14.70B → $13.95B

Compound annual change: -0.3% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$13.95B → $17.20B

Compound annual change: +1.5% CAGR

Nominal GDP$17.20B2024 · Published series · World rank 137 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$16.90B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	$4.93B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$8.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	$5.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$8.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	$6.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$9.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	$6.63B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$10.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	$7.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$11.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	$8.08B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$13.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	$8.41B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$13.74B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	$8.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.30B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	$9.12B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$14.89B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	$9.49B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$15.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	$9.88B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.13B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	$10.24B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$16.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	$12.87B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$17.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	$12.86B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$17.99B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	$12.25B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$18.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	$12.07B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$19.35B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	$13.65B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$19.62B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	$14.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$19.89B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	$14.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$20.17B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	$15.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$20.45B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	$14.70B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$19.57B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	$13.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$18.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	$12.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	$10.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	$8.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	$4.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	$10.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	$10.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	$10.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	$10.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	$10.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	$11.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	$10.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	$11.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	$11.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	$13.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	$13.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	$14.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	$13.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	$12.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	$13.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	$15.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	$15.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	$16.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	$17.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	$16.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	$16.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	$17.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	$17.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	$16.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	$15.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	$16.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	$15.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	$16.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	$17.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.90B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Asia$40.60T2024

Eastern Asia$25.94T2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$381 → $735

Compound annual change: +3.3% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$735 → $573

Compound annual change: -1.2% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$573 → $667

Compound annual change: +1.1% CAGR

GDP per person$6672024 · Published series · World rank 198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$6552024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	$381	Not published	Not published	41.1 (world = 100)	$623	Not published	Not published	12.0 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	$410	Not published	Not published	41.0 (world = 100)	$670	Not published	Not published	12.6 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	$441	Not published	Not published	39.1 (world = 100)	$721	Not published	Not published	13.2 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	$476	Not published	Not published	35.3 (world = 100)	$777	Not published	Not published	13.6 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	$515	Not published	Not published	34.4 (world = 100)	$842	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	$559	Not published	Not published	34.0 (world = 100)	$913	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	$573	Not published	Not published	32.8 (world = 100)	$935	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	$588	Not published	Not published	30.4 (world = 100)	$960	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	$603	Not published	Not published	26.8 (world = 100)	$986	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	$620	Not published	Not published	24.3 (world = 100)	$1,012	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	$636	Not published	Not published	22.8 (world = 100)	$1,039	Not published	Not published	16.5 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	$650	Not published	Not published	23.2 (world = 100)	$1,062	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	$805	Not published	Not published	29.5 (world = 100)	$1,085	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	$792	Not published	Not published	28.8 (world = 100)	$1,109	Not published	Not published	17.7 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	$744	Not published	Not published	26.8 (world = 100)	$1,133	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	$723	Not published	Not published	25.8 (world = 100)	$1,158	Not published	Not published	17.7 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	$805	Not published	Not published	25.4 (world = 100)	$1,157	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	$836	Not published	Not published	23.7 (world = 100)	$1,156	Not published	Not published	17.1 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	$764	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	$1,086	Not published	Not published	15.6 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	$811	Not published	Not published	20.4 (world = 100)	$1,051	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	$735	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	$978	Not published	Not published	13.7 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	$663	Not published	Not published	14.8 (world = 100)	$906	Not published	Not published	12.7 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	$593	Not published	Not published	12.6 (world = 100)	$828	Not published	Not published	11.6 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	$503	Not published	Not published	10.6 (world = 100)	$778	Not published	Not published	10.9 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	$384	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	$752	Not published	Not published	10.3 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	$222	Not published	Not published	4.1 (world = 100)	$712	Not published	Not published	9.6 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	$479	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	$679	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	$462	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	$628	Not published	Not published	8.1 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	$456	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	$617	Not published	Not published	7.9 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	$452	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	$649	Not published	Not published	8.1 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	$462	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	$646	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	$476	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	$665	Not published	Not published	8.0 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	$468	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)	$668	Not published	Not published	7.9 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	$471	Not published	Not published	7.7 (world = 100)	$676	Not published	Not published	7.9 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	$473	Not published	Not published	6.9 (world = 100)	$685	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	$549	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)	$707	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	$577	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)	$696	Not published	Not published	7.5 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	$599	Not published	Not published	6.9 (world = 100)	$684	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	$553	Not published	Not published	5.9 (world = 100)	$702	Not published	Not published	7.3 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	$497	Not published	Not published	5.6 (world = 100)	$693	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	$573	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)	$686	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	$642	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	$689	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	$648	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	$695	Not published	Not published	6.9 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	$672	Not published	Not published	6.2 (world = 100)	$699	Not published	Not published	6.8 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	$702	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	$703	Not published	Not published	6.8 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	$654	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	$691	Not published	Not published	6.5 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	$671	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)	$715	Not published	Not published	6.6 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	$691	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	$687	Not published	Not published	6.2 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	$693	Not published	Not published	6.1 (world = 100)	$655	Not published	Not published	5.8 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	$644	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$655	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	$623	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)	$623	Not published	Not published	5.7 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	$656	Not published	Not published	5.3 (world = 100)	$620	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	$592	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)	$617	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	$640	Not published	Not published	4.8 (world = 100)	$634	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	$667	Not published	Not published	4.9 (world = 100)	$655	Not published	Not published	5.3 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Asia$8,4482024

Eastern Asia$15,6702024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEastern AsiaAsiaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

10.4% → -4.3%

Average annual rate: +4.6%

Integration1990–2010

-4.3% → -0.5%

Average annual rate: -0.9%

Current era2010–2024

-0.5% → 3.7%

Average annual rate: +0.1%

Real GDP growth3.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 80 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth3.4%2024 · Published series · World rank 62 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator104.62024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	-6.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	1.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	1.6	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	-7.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	-7.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	1.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	1.3	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	1.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	0.6	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	1.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	-6.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	1.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	1.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	1.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	98.2	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	97.7	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	96.7	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	100.3	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	109.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	113.8	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	102.3	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	93.2	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	78.7	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	84.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	87.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	88.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	92.2	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	95.1	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	94.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	101.3	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	103.7	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	98.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	105.7	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	97.3	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	103.7	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	104.6	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

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Asia3.9%2024

Eastern Asia3.7%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

102.9% → 104.3%

Percentage-point change: +1.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

104.3% → 105.2%

Percentage-point change: +0.9 pp

Current era2010–2024

105.2% → 105.3%

Percentage-point change: +0.0 pp

Final consumption105.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumptionUnavailableNo year · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Government consumptionUnavailableNo year · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Domestic demandUnavailableNo year · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+30.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+30.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+30.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+30.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+30.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+30.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	103.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	104.5%	Not published	Not published	+29.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	105.7%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	104.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	104.3%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	103.5%	Not published	Not published	+28.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	103.3%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	103.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	102.8%	Not published	Not published	+27.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	101.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	102.7%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	104.2%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	103.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	105.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	106.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+28.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+28.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	104.8%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	105.1%	Not published	Not published	+29.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	105.5%	Not published	Not published	+31.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+31.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

Latest common comparison

Asia63.9%2024

Eastern Asia60.7%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars · percent

Formation1970–1990

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable

Integration1990–2010

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable

Current era2010–2024

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable

Gross capital formationUnavailableNo year · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formationUnavailableNo year · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventoriesUnavailableNo year · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaEastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

13.7% → 19.3%

Percentage-point change: +5.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

19.3% → 17.0%

Percentage-point change: -2.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

17.0% → 17.0%

Percentage-point change: -0.0 pp

Exports5.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports11.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-5.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness17.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

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Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-24.1 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-26.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-31.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-31.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-29.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-28.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-32.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-32.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	-6.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-28.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-29.1 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-30.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	-4.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-34.1 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-36.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-23.0 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-39.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-41.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-25.1 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-44.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-34.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-39.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-24.5 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-42.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-24.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-42.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-24.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-42.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.9 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-41.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-38.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-36.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-38.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-40.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.3 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-38.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-34.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.8 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-39.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-25.0 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-44.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-40.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.1 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-40.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Asia60.3%2024

Eastern Asia49.8%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Mining, manufacturing and utilities is the largest current activity at 37.7%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing20.9%

1970–1990-0.8 pp1990–2010-6.6 pp2010–2024+0.1 pp

World specialization: 4.91×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities37.7%

1970–1990+5.5 pp1990–2010-5.7 pp2010–2024-2.5 pp

World specialization: 1.78×

Construction11.6%

1970–1990+0.5 pp1990–2010-0.6 pp2010–2024+3.6 pp

World specialization: 2.01×

Trade, restaurants and hotels0.2%

1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010Unavailable2010–2024-0.3 pp

World specialization: 0.01×

Transport, storage and communication1.2%

1970–1990Unavailable1990–2010Unavailable2010–2024-1.1 pp

World specialization: 0.12×

Other activities28.4%

1970–1990-5.2 pp1990–2010+12.9 pp2010–2024-2.5 pp

World specialization: 0.64×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

40.3% → 45.9%

Percentage-point change: +5.5 pp

Integration1990–2010

45.9% → 40.2%

Percentage-point change: -5.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

40.2% → 37.7%

Percentage-point change: -2.5 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing4.91×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.78×

Construction2.01×

Trade, restaurants and hotels0.01×

Transport, storage and communication0.12×

Other activities0.64×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table

Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.4 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.8 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.9 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.9 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.2 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world	37.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	27.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+23.7 pp vs world	35.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	30.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	29.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	35.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	29.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.8 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	35.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+26.8 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	31.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	23.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	33.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	34.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	21.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	39.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	40.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	31.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	29.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	29.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	30.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	31.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	21.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	31.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	31.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	23.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	33.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	37.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 20.5% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 4.8 percentage points above the world value.

Latest share: 20.5%
World specialization: 1.31×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

26.7% → 31.8%

Percentage-point change: +5.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

31.8% → 21.9%

Percentage-point change: -9.9 pp

Current era2010–2024

21.9% → 20.5%

Percentage-point change: -1.4 pp

Share of total GVA20.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity54.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth7.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 38 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 107 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1970	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1971	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1973	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1974	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1975	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1976	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1977	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1978	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1979	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1980	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1981	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1982	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1983	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1984	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1985	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1986	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1987	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1988	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1989	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1990	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	69.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1991	29.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	67.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	-13.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1992	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	63.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	-18.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1993	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	65.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1994	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	65.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1995	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	63.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1996	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	64.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	-8.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1997	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	63.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	-18.3%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1998	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	63.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1999	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	60.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2000	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	58.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2001	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	58.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2002	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	59.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2003	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	59.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2004	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	58.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.0 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2005	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	57.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2006	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	57.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2007	20.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	55.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2008	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	59.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2009	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	56.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2010	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	54.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2011	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	55.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2012	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2013	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2014	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	55.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2015	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	53.6%	Not published	Not published	-23.7 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2017	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	54.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.6 pp vs world	-6.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	53.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2019	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	53.3%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	51.4%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2021	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	55.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.2 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2022	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	64.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2023	21.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	60.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2024	20.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	54.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Asia0.95×

Eastern Asia0.84×

World1.31×

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure