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Real GDP (purchasing power parity) North Korea, in 33 editions.
The entry for North Korea published Real GDP (purchasing power parity) in 33 editions of 36, from 1993 to 2025. The text changed in 26 editions. Each is shown as published. Real GDP (purchasing power parity) in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 26
- the first edition with it
- 1993
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “National product” (1993 to 1995), “GDP” (1996 to 2004), “GDP (purchasing power parity)” (2005 to 2019), “GDP (purchasing power parity) - real” (2020) and “Real GDP (purchasing power parity)” (2021 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “National product”
- GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $22 billion (1992 est.)
GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $22 billion (1992 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “National product”
- GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $22 billion (1992 est.)
GNP GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $22 billion (1992 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “National product”
- GDP - purchasing power parity - $21.3 billion (1994 est.)
GDP - purchasing power equivalent parity - $22 $21.3 billion (1992 (1994
est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity - $21.5 billion (1995 est.)
GDP - purchasing power parity - $21.3 $21.5 billion (1994(1995 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity - $20.9 billion (1996 est.)
purchasing power parity - $21.5 $20.9 billion (1995 (1996 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity-$21.8 billion (1997 est.)
purchasing power parity - $20.9 parity-$21.8 billion (1996 (1997 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity--$21.8 billion (1998 est.)
purchasing power parity-$21.8 parity--$21.8 billion (1997 (1998 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity - $22.6 billion (1999 est.)
purchasing power parity--$21.8 parity - $22.6 billion (1998 (1999 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity - $22 billion (2000 est.)
purchasing power parity - $22.6 $22 billion (1999 (2000 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity - $22 billion (2002 est.)
purchasing power parity - $22 billion (2000 (2002 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity - $22.26 billion (2002 est.)
purchasing power parity - $22 $22.26 billion (2002 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP”
- purchasing power parity - $29.58 billion (2003 est.)
purchasing power parity - $22.26 $29.58 billion (2002 (2003 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2004 est.)
purchasing power parity - $29.58 $40 billion (2003 (2004 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion
note: North Korea does not publish any reliable National Income Accounts data; the datum shown here is derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus Maddison in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2005 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the result was rounded to the nearest $10 billion (2005 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
$40 billion
note: North Korea does not publish any reliable National Income Accounts data; the datum shown here is derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus Maddison in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2005 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the result was rounded to the nearest $10 billion (2005 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion
note: North Korea does not publish any reliable National Income Accounts data; the datum shown here is derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2006 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the result was rounded to the nearest $10 billion (2006 est.)
$40 billion
note: North Korea does not publish any reliable National Income Accounts data; the datum shown here is derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus Maddison MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2005 2006 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the result was rounded to the nearest $10 billion (2005 (2006 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion
note: North Korea does not publish any reliable National Income Accounts data; the datum shown here is derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2007 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the result was rounded to the nearest $10 billion (2007 est.)
$40 billion
note: North Korea does not publish any reliable National Income Accounts data; the datum shown here is derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2006 2007 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the result was rounded to the nearest $10 billion (2006 (2007 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 96
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
Rewritten: too little of the 2008 text remains to mark the changes.
$40 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world:
96
note:
data are in 2008 US dollars
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 98
- $40 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars;
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2009 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
$40 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world:
98
$40 billion (2008 est.)
note:
data are in 2010 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2009 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 99
- $40 billion (2009 est.)
- $40 billion (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars;
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2009 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world:98 99
$40 billion (2009 est.)
$40 billion (2008 est.)
note:
data are in 2010 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2009 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
The same text in 2012 and 2013.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 103
- $40 billion (2010 est.)
- $40 billion (2009 est.)
note: data are in 2011 US dollars;
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2009 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world:99 103
$40 billion (2009 (2010 est.)
$40 billion (2008 (2009 est.)
note:
data are in 2010 2011 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2009 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 106
- $40 billion (2011 est.)
- $40 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars;
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2011 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:103 106
$40 billion (2010 (2011 est.)
$40 billion (2009 (2010 est.)
note:
data are in 2011 2012 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2013 est.)
- $40 billion (2012 est.)
- $40 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars;
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
country comparison to the world: 112
$40 billion (2012 (2013 est.)country comparison to the world:$40 billion
106(2011 (2012 est.)
$40 billion (2010 (2011 est.)
note:2012 2013 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
country comparison to the world: 112
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2014 est.)
- $40 billion (2013 est.)
- $40 billion (2012 est.)
note: data are in 2014 US dollars;
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
country comparison to the world: 114
$40 billion (2013 (2014 est.)
$40 billion (2012 (2013 est.)
$40 billion (2011 (2012 est.)
note: data are in 2013 2014 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
country comparison to the world: 112 114
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2015 est.)
- $40 billion (2014 est.)
- $40 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2014 US dollars;
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2014 (2015 est.)
$40 billion (2013 (2014 est.)
$40 billion (2012 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2014 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2011 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
country comparison to the world: 114
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity)”
$40 billion (2015 est.)
- $40 billion (2014 est.)
- $40 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2015 est.)
$40 billion (2014 est.)
$40 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2014 2015 US dollars; dollars
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
Published as “GDP (purchasing power parity) - real”
$40 billion (2015 est.)
- $40 billion (2014 est.)
- $40 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2015 est.)
$40 billion (2014 est.)
$40 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
$40 billion (2015 est.)
- $40 billion (2014 est.)
- $40 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2015 est.)
$40 billion (2014 est.)
$40 billion (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
$40 billion (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2015 dollars
- North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data;
- the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD;
- his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator;
- the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
$40 billion (2015 est.)$40 billion (2014 est.)note: data are in 2015
$40 billion (2013 est.)US dollars
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
Entry published as “Korea, North”.
$15.416 billion (2023 est.)
- $14.959 billion (2022 est.)
- $14.982 billion (2021 est.)
note: data in 2015 dollars
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
$15.416 billion (2023 est.)
$14.959 billion (2022 est.)
$14.982 billion (2021 est.)
note: data in 2015 dollars
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Central Intelligence Agency. “North Korea: Real GDP (purchasing power parity).” The World Factbook, 1993–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/north-korea/real-gdp-purchasing-power-parity.