North Korea — Economy, Markets & Global Data

North Korea (KP) is covered on EconEarth’s interactive globe with economy, market, and country data drawn from the same dataset used in the live app.

A closed, militarised command economy whose recorded trade is mines, garments and whatever the state can sell under sanctions. Households survive through informal markets. Official numbers are not a normal national account.

Region: Asia. Population: 26M (rank #56). GDP growth: 0%. Inflation: 0%. Currency: KPW.

Key figures for North Korea

Currency: KPW

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