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 ratingB46/100Fragile stability
Core indicator coverage3 / 1225% 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
PopulationGood
26.57 million
↑ Higher than previous observation · +72,213.00
Latest 202566 obs. · 1960–2025

GM Economy rating components

Analytical composite, not an official credit rating
Macroeconomic stability7.1 / 20
Demographic capacity4.5 / 5

Data quality

Coverage and recency of the core profile

Limited profile quality with 25% core-indicator coverage.

3 good · 0 adequate · 0 limited series.

Coverage details

Latest year, time-series depth and source
IndicatorLatest yearObservationsCoverageQualitySource
Unemployment2025351991–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
Labor Force Participation2025361990–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources
Population2025661960–2025GoodWorld Bank / public data sources

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