GDP per capita, long-run history in North Korea

Latest: 1,569
Previous: 1,577
Change: -8.29 (-0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: International dollars (2011 prices)

GDP per capita, long-run history over time

Annual, International dollars (2011 prices), Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for GDP per capita, long-run history in North Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1917	1,308
Dec 31, 1918	1,382
Dec 31, 1919	1,103
Dec 31, 1920	1,470
Dec 31, 1921	1,440
Dec 31, 1922	1,433
Dec 31, 1923	1,453
Dec 31, 1924	1,403
Dec 31, 1925	1,422
Dec 31, 1926	1,461
Dec 31, 1927	1,594
Dec 31, 1928	1,561
Dec 31, 1929	1,596
Dec 31, 1930	1,726
Dec 31, 1931	1,831
Dec 31, 1932	1,837
Dec 31, 1933	1,895
Dec 31, 1934	1,793
Dec 31, 1935	1,996
Dec 31, 1936	2,122
Dec 31, 1937	2,470
Dec 31, 1938	2,557
Dec 31, 1939	2,494
Dec 31, 1940	2,624
Dec 31, 1941	2,621
Dec 31, 1942	2,400
Dec 31, 1943	2,462
Dec 31, 1990	2,456
Dec 31, 1991	2,316
Dec 31, 1992	2,121
Dec 31, 1993	1,996
Dec 31, 1994	1,926
Dec 31, 1995	1,816
Dec 31, 1996	1,733
Dec 31, 1997	1,605
Dec 31, 1998	1,580
Dec 31, 1999	1,665
Dec 31, 2000	1,657
Dec 31, 2001	1,704
Dec 31, 2002	1,711
Dec 31, 2003	1,730
Dec 31, 2004	1,754
Dec 31, 2005	1,808
Dec 31, 2006	1,778
Dec 31, 2007	1,747
Dec 31, 2008	1,795
Dec 31, 2009	1,769
Dec 31, 2010	1,751
Dec 31, 2011	1,757
Dec 31, 2012	1,771
Dec 31, 2013	1,781
Dec 31, 2014	1,791
Dec 31, 2015	1,763
Dec 31, 2016	1,821
Dec 31, 2017	1,749
Dec 31, 2018	1,669
Dec 31, 2019	1,667
Dec 31, 2020	1,584
Dec 31, 2021	1,577
Dec 31, 2022	1,569

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

North Korea

1911-1940: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.
1990-2011: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing.

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