Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in North Korea
North Korea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in North Korea, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in North Korea stood at 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in North Korea peaked at 3,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places North Korea 158th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in North Korea, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 127.5 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 102.77 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 157.3 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 1988 | 138.59 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 131.4 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 108.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 116.52 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 132.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 179.79 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1994 | 70.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 1995 | 147.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +108.4% |
| 1996 | 289.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +95.8% |
| 1997 | 1,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +310.4% |
| 1998 | 1,195 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,782 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +132.9% |
| 2000 | 902.41 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -67.6% |
| 2001 | 1,577 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +74.7% |
| 2002 | 3,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +130.5% |
| 2003 | 1,524 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2004 | 1,750 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 854.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2006 | 539.15 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2007 | 1,067 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +97.9% |
| 2008 | 2,265 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +112.3% |
| 2009 | 658.7 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -70.9% |
| 2010 | 713.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 941.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2012 | 791.09 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 870.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1,214 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 1,251 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,190 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,165 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,091 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1,199 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 1,155 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 203.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -82.3% |
| 2022 | 131 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2023 | 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,304 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +310.4% | 289.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,188 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 131.51 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 102.77 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 157.3 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 620.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 70.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,782 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,477 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 539.15 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,043 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 713.86 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,251 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 403.27 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,155 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 155 Iran 154.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Botswana 150 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 157 Uruguay 142.03 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 159 Chile 114.25 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Algeria 109.1 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 82.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in North Korea?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in North Korea was 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,634 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does North Korea rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- North Korea ranks 158th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.8%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.