Economy & Growth in Democratic People's Republic of Korea 56 indicators covering economy & growth for Democratic People's Republic of Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 110.33 SLC 2024 up 13.8% 12th GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 107.88 USD 2024 up 2.1% 11th Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.5644 % 2024 up 0.9% 15th Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.8713 % 2024 down 16.5% 16th Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.69 % 2024 down 62.5% 14th Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2 % 2024 down 60.1% 16th Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency, 2015 0.8713 % 2024 down 16.5% 9th Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 2 % 2024 down 58.5% 12th Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 15,550 million USD 2024 down 5.6% 15th Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 586.84 USD 2024 down 9.3% 19th Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 1.67 million million SLC 2024 down 5.6% 8th Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 633.08 USD 2024 down 7.4% 20th Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 16,776 million USD 2024 down 3.6% 15th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 2,744 million USD 2023 down 19.7% 11th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.8 % 2023 down 15.0% 4th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 295,134 million SLC 2023 down 19.7% 7th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 391,274 million SLC 2023 up 7.9% 8th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ 3,557 million USD 2023 down 3.0% 12th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.63 % 2023 down 2.3% 4th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP Standard Local 21.63 % 2023 down 2.3% 3rd Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Share of GDP Standard Local 17.8 % 2023 down 15.0% 2nd Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Annual growth Standard Local 13.3 % 2023 up 250.9% 8th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Annual growth Standard Local 5.88 % 2023 up 440.5% 2nd Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Annual growth US$ 11.78 % 2023 up 126.5% 5th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 5.88 % 2023 up 440.5% 2nd Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 1.84 million million SLC 2023 up 12.0% 8th Gross National Income — Value US$ 16,719 million USD 2023 up 0.7% 15th Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita 632.86 USD 2023 down 3.4% 20th Gross National Income — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 10.17 % 2023 up 289.1% 9th Value Added Deflator (Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 129.63 USD 2023 up 20.7% 6th Value Added Deflator (Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 132.57 SLC 2023 up 34.2% 8th Gross National Income — Annual growth US$ 8.7 % 2023 up 116.9% 6th Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 13.07 million USD 2023 down 88.9% 17th Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 13.26 million USD 2023 down 88.9% 18th 2.5.2 Number of local breeds with unknown risk status — Value 1 No 2025 unchanged 18th 2.5.2 Number of local breeds (not extinct) — Value 1 No 2025 unchanged 18th 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value 1 No 2025 unchanged 18th Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months 0 % 2012 — 14th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 27.5 % 2023 down 1.4% 13th 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value 47 % 2018 up 16.0% 1st 15.6.1 Countries that are contracting Parties to the International 0 No 2025 — 17th 15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 58 No 2025 up 56.8% 15th Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 18.9 2024 down 70.5% 18th 15.6.1 Countries with legislative, administrative and policy 0 No 2025 — 14th Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 0.4% 2025 up 121.1% 16th 2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value 12.2 million No 2018 up 22.0% 6th Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 15.8% 2025 down 16.4% 6th Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 3.4% 2024 up 466.7% 4th Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 20.5% 2024 down 3.9% 4th Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 6.74 2024 up 15.7% 1st Total official flows (disbursement) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 0.3886 2024 down 87.4% 29th Total official flows (commitments) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 0.3829 2024 down 86.5% 29th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Total — Value 73,442 km2 2021 unchanged 10th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Remaining moutain area — Value 9,542 km2 2021 unchanged 11th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Montane — Value 63,852 km2 2021 unchanged 4th 15.4.2 Mountain area: Alpine — Value 48 km2 2021 unchanged 6th