The Washington Post has a good chart illustrating the economic legacy of North Korean dictators Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. It compares the GDP per capital of North Korea and South Korea over the ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led the 12th plenary session of the ruling Workers' Party, focusing on enhancing the national ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has touted North Korea’s potential to become an “economic powerhouse” – even plugging the country’s “great beaches” as prime real estate for ...

North Korea’s economy shrank for the third consecutive year while the country’s population reached 25.7 million, around half of South Korea’s 51.67 million. The North’s GDP dropped 0.2 percent on-year ...

North Korea's economy grew sharply in 2023 after shrinking for three straight years as trade with China increased after COVID-19 pandemic border controls were eased, according to estimates by ...

North Korea has pledged to “re-energise” industrial production and put the economy back on a “normal track” after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to state media.

SEOUL, South Korea >> With leader Kim Jong Un in attendance, North Korea opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the face ...

North Korea’s nominal gross national income in 2023 was estimated to be 1.59 million won ($1,147.56) per capita, equivalent to just 3.4% of the South’s 47.25 million won.