North Korea – Economic Data

GM ECONOMY · COUNTRY PROFILE

North Korea

Macroeconomic, fiscal, labour-market, external-sector and structural indicators with trends, data coverage and source quality at a glance.

COUNTRY: North Korea

REGION: Asia

INCOME: Low income

ISOKP / PRK

RegionAsia

SubregionEastern Asia

Income groupLow income

GM Economy ratingCCC40/100High vulnerability

Core indicator coverage2 / 1217% available

Profile data qualityLimitedBased on coverage, observation count and latest year

Country groupsAsia-Pacific · East Asia · Limited Data Coverage · Asia Module

Core economic indicators

12 key series with latest values and short-term direction

UnemploymentGood

3.55%

↑ Higher than previous observation · +0.01 pp

Latest 202535 obs. · 1991–2025

Labor Force ParticipationGood

82.15%

→ Little change from previous observation · -0.01 pp

Latest 202536 obs. · 1990–2025

GM Economy rating components

Analytical composite, not an official credit rating

Macroeconomic stability7.1 / 20

Demographic capacity3.0 / 5

Data quality

Coverage and recency of the core profile

Limited profile quality with 17% core-indicator coverage.

2 good · 0 adequate · 0 limited series.

Coverage details

Latest year, time-series depth and source

Indicator	Latest year	Observations	Coverage	Quality	Source
Unemployment	2025	35	1991–2025	Good	World Bank / public data sources
Labor Force Participation	2025	36	1990–2025	Good	World Bank / public data sources