North Korea's Economic Growth Stalls

WEB GDP in North Korea

The World Bank estimates that North Korea's GDP averaged $1,179 billion from 1970 until 2019, reaching an all-time high of $1,800 billion in 2019. However, GDP for 2019 was $0 billion, a decline from 2018.

GDP Growth Rate

North Korea's GDP growth rate for 2020 was 0%, an increase from the 2019 growth rate of 0%.

Additional key metrics for North Korea include:

• Population: 25.7 million
• Life expectancy: 71 years
• Birth rate: 18.2 births per 1,000 population