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North Korea (Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of) Economic Statistics and Indicators

27, May 2012, CEST. Welcome to the North Korea economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.

Economic Indicators For: Korea, North (Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of) › Change country
National or Regional Currency: North Korean Won, KPW
Year of data: 2010 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed:
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2016
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Population: 24,457,492 (July 2011 est.)
Area: total: 120,538 sq km land: 120,408 sq km water: 130 sq km
Natural Resources: coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Capital: name: Pyongyang geographic coordinates: 39 01 N, 125 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International

North Korea is amongst the world's most centrally directed and least open economies. The country faces chronic economic problems; industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment and shortages of spare parts. Large-scale military spending draws from resources needed for investment and civilian consumption.
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Economic Indicators for North Korea 2010

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* Source: IMF
Aggregate Indicators for North Korea
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  Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims) for North Korea
  Climate and Environment (climate, environmental issues, environmental agreements, natural hazards) for North Korea
  Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use for North Korea
  Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate for North Korea
  Age Structure, Median Age, Gender and Urbanization for North Korea
  Population Growth Rate, Birth Rate, Death Rate, Net Migration Rate for North Korea
  Life Expectancy Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Total Fertility Rate for North Korea
  HIV, AIDS and Other Major Infectious Disease Rates for North Korea
  Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions for North Korea
  Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy for North Korea
  Gross Domestic Product (PPP, Official Exchange Rate, Real Growth Rate and Per Capita) for North Korea
  Labor Force by Occupation for North Korea
  Poverty Line, Gini Index, Household Income and Consumption for North Korea
  National Budget and Public Debt for North Korea
  Bank Rates (Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate, Central Bank Discount Rate) for North Korea
  Stock of Money, Stock of Quasi Money, Stock of Domestic Credit for North Korea
  Stock Market Capitalization: Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares for North Korea
  Industries and Industrial Growth Production Rate for North Korea
  Electricity Production, Electricity Consumption, Electricity Exports and Electricity Imports for North Korea
  Oil Production, Proven Oil Reserves, Oil Consumption, Oil Exports and Oil Imports for North Korea
  Natural Gas Production, Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Natural Gas Consumption, Natural Gas Exports and Natural Gas Imports for North Korea
  Trade Statistics, Export Statistics, Export Partners and Products, Import Statistics, Import Partners and Products for North Korea
  Foreign Exchange Reserves and Gold Reserves for North Korea
  FDI Statistics (Foreign Direct Investment at Home/ Inbound FDI, Foreign Direct Investment Abroad/ Outbound FDI) for North Korea
  Exchange Rate Statistics for North Korea
  Television and Radio Statistics (TV Stats, Radio Stats) for North Korea
  Internet Statistics (Internet Users, Internet Hosts, Country TLD) for North Korea
  Airport Statistics (Paved Runway Airports, Unpaved Runway Airports, Heliports) for North Korea
  Transport Statistics (Railways, Roadways, Waterways, Ports and Terminals, Airports, Merchant Marine) for North Korea
  Military Statistics (Military Expenditure, Military Branches, Service Age and Obligation, Manpower Available and Fit for Military Service) for North Korea
  Disputes, Refugees, Human Trafficking and Illicit Drug Production for North Korea
* Source: CIA
Internet Indicators for North Korea
Indicators
  Number of Internet Users for North Korea
  Internet Penetration Rate for North Korea
  Number of Facebook Accounts for North Korea
  Facebook Penetration Rate for North Korea
* Source: IWS
Economic Freedom Indicators for North Korea
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  Economic Freedom World Rank for North Korea
  Economic Freedom Regional Ranking for North Korea
  Business Freedom for North Korea
  Trade Freedom for North Korea
  Fiscal Freedom for North Korea
  Government Spending for North Korea
  Monetary Freedom for North Korea
  Investment Freedom for North Korea
  Financial Freedom for North Korea
  Property Rights for North Korea
  Freedom from Corruption for North Korea
  Labor Freedom for North Korea
  Tariff Rate for North Korea
  Income Tax Rate for North Korea
  Corporate Tax Rate for North Korea
  Tax Burden % of GDP for North Korea
  Government Expenditure % of GDP for North Korea
* Source: HFO