North Korea - Population

For North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), population and output by industry. These comparative economic statistics are produced by the Bank of Korea (BOK), the central bank of South Korea.

Active:

• National accounts framework:
• Industry classification:
• Measurements:
  • Billions of South Korea won at chained year-2020 prices (Bil. Ch. 2020 KRW)
  • At current prices (Bil. KRW)
  • Year-over-year percent change 
  • Thousands of persons (Ths. #)
• Adjustment: Not applicable
• Native frequency: Annual
• Start date: Uniformly 1990

Predecessor:

• At 2015 prices - 1990 to 2023 ("_15")
• At 1995 prices - 1990 to 2018 ("_95")

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has been estimating the “Gross Domestic Product of North Korea” annually since 1991, using the basic data on production quantities supplied by relevant institutions.  This estimation project had been undertaken for the purpose of evaluating the North Korean economy from a South Korean perspective and utilizing the estimated data in policy-making.  Therefore, the estimation follows the System of National Accounts (SNA), which is also applied in GDP estimation for South Korea.

GDP at current prices is estimated with the use of South Korean prices, value-added ratios and exchange rate.

The annual growth rate is based on real prices.

Most source data are appropriate for the compilation of national accounts. If necessary, BOK makes some adjustments to inconsistent data.

• Nov 2006 - Initial version.
• Oct 2020 - Currency reference year advanced to 2015.
• 11 Sep 2025, Phillip Thorne - Currency reference year advanced to 2020: Properties.