Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in North Korea
North Korea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual was -1.06 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in North Korea, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in North Korea is -1.06 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 81.3% on the previous year and down 102.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in North Korea peaked at 310.38 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -82.33 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places North Korea 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -19.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 53.06 % change on previous year | -373.6% |
| 1988 | -11.89 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 1989 | -5.19 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 1990 | -17.53 % change on previous year | +237.7% |
| 1991 | 7.53 % change on previous year | -142.9% |
| 1992 | 13.51 % change on previous year | +79.5% |
| 1993 | 35.93 % change on previous year | +166.0% |
| 1994 | -60.53 % change on previous year | -268.5% |
| 1995 | 108.39 % change on previous year | -279.1% |
| 1996 | 95.83 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 310.38 % change on previous year | +223.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5256 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 1999 | 132.86 % change on previous year | +25179.8% |
| 2000 | -67.56 % change on previous year | -150.8% |
| 2001 | 74.73 % change on previous year | -210.6% |
| 2002 | 130.46 % change on previous year | +74.6% |
| 2003 | -58.05 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 2004 | 14.82 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2005 | -51.21 % change on previous year | -445.4% |
| 2006 | -36.87 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 97.9 % change on previous year | -365.5% |
| 2008 | 112.25 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 2009 | -70.91 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 2010 | 8.37 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2011 | 31.95 % change on previous year | +281.5% |
| 2012 | -16.02 % change on previous year | -150.1% |
| 2013 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -162.6% |
| 2014 | 39.53 % change on previous year | +294.5% |
| 2015 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2016 | -4.86 % change on previous year | -262.9% |
| 2017 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 2018 | -6.39 % change on previous year | +210.9% |
| 2019 | 9.89 % change on previous year | -254.6% |
| 2020 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2021 | -82.33 % change on previous year | +2139.6% |
| 2022 | -35.77 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 2023 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2024 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's -1.06 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -3.43 % change on previous year, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's -1.06 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -2.92 % change on previous year, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans … annual in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +25179.8% | 0.5256 % change on previous year | 132.86 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -2139.6% | -3.68 % change on previous year | -82.33 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.15 % change on previous year | -19.39 % change on previous year | 53.06 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 62.69 % change on previous year | -60.53 % change on previous year | 310.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.56 % change on previous year | -70.91 % change on previous year | 130.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 % change on previous year | -16.02 % change on previous year | 39.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -25.7 % change on previous year | -82.33 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 75 Dominican Republic -0.1968 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Nigeria -0.5694 % change on previous year compare
- 77 India -0.6438 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Lebanon -1.29 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Jordan -1.4 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Guyana -1.42 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9593 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7425 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 656.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 316.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in North Korea?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth in North Korea was -1.06 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 310.38 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.33 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth?
- North Korea ranks 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.