Nauru has a GDP of $160M compared to $34.9B for North Korea, ranking 195/197 and 106/197 by economy size, respectively.
The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.
| Year | GDP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nauru
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North Korea
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| Current $ | Constant $ | Current $ | Constant $ | |
| 1970 | $17,570,366 | $265,597,277 | - | - |
| 1971 | $19,009,433 | $273,295,314 | - | - |
| 1972 | $21,734,269 | $281,216,471 | - | - |
| 1973 | $26,529,817 | $289,367,215 | - | - |
| 1974 | $35,994,511 | $297,754,198 | - | - |
| 1975 | $40,106,776 | $306,384,268 | - | - |
| 1976 | $40,287,427 | $297,754,198 | - | - |
| 1977 | $40,444,702 | $289,367,215 | - | - |
| 1978 | $41,754,147 | $281,216,471 | - | - |
| 1979 | $44,431,330 | $273,295,314 | - | - |
| 1980 | $46,947,124 | $265,597,277 | - | - |
| 1981 | $51,689,637 | $258,116,073 | - | - |
| 1982 | $52,877,742 | $250,845,596 | - | - |
| 1983 | $48,439,093 | $243,779,910 | - | - |
| 1984 | $47,363,231 | $236,913,245 | - | - |
| 1985 | $41,548,741 | $230,239,999 | - | - |
| 1986 | $39,939,391 | $223,754,720 | - | - |
| 1987 | $40,118,410 | $217,452,114 | - | - |
| 1988 | $45,931,134 | $211,327,039 | - | - |
| 1989 | $53,736,786 | $205,374,490 | - | - |
| 1990 | $55,572,376 | $199,589,610 | - | - |
| 1991 | $52,533,789 | $161,680,011 | - | - |
| 1992 | $51,133,123 | $135,390,360 | - | - |
| 1993 | $43,542,088 | $113,568,991 | - | - |
| 1994 | $39,742,511 | $109,178,266 | - | - |
| 1995 | $39,969,706 | $100,527,536 | - | - |
| 1996 | $37,458,801 | $88,605,472 | - | - |
| 1997 | $37,331,507 | $80,672,081 | - | - |
| 1998 | $29,664,451 | $71,162,476 | - | - |
| 1999 | $27,328,613 | $66,488,375 | - | - |
| 2000 | $26,930,980 | $61,929,804 | - | - |
| 2001 | $22,613,288 | $57,742,675 | - | - |
| 2002 | $21,017,424 | $51,984,931 | - | - |
| 2003 | $24,778,160 | $52,132,910 | - | - |
| 2004 | $30,587,566 | $49,883,465 | - | - |
| 2005 | $30,282,840 | $49,706,055 | - | - |
| 2006 | $29,183,627 | $53,845,954 | - | - |
| 2007 | $23,068,623 | $41,900,065 | - | - |
| 2008 | $37,184,925 | $50,439,678 | - | - |
| 2009 | $44,024,970 | $47,588,861 | $23,356,470,000 | - |
| 2010 | $47,442,299 | $47,512,730 | $25,995,513,000 | - |
| 2011 | $65,444,174 | $54,352,013 | $29,005,020,000 | - |
| 2012 | $100,794,925 | $68,091,833 | $29,890,710,000 | - |
| 2013 | $94,385,015 | $70,575,646 | $30,588,922,000 | - |
| 2014 | $98,752,257 | $82,166,522 | $30,554,460,000 | - |
| 2015 | $84,383,389 | $84,383,389 | $30,723,030,000 | - |
| 2016 | $97,276,023 | $88,065,239 | $28,882,640,000 | - |
| 2017 | $108,862,279 | $82,771,435 | $29,105,440,000 | - |
| 2018 | $130,937,590 | $81,762,350 | $28,536,400,000 | - |
| 2019 | $124,871,111 | $88,701,305 | $28,222,880,000 | - |
| 2020 | $124,530,027 | $90,459,205 | $27,728,240,000 | - |
| 2021 | $175,513,985 | $96,978,233 | $32,301,720,000 | - |
| 2022 | $152,190,819 | $99,840,564 | $28,971,360,000 | - |
| 2023 | $151,455,968 | $100,485,943 | $32,155,360,000 | - |
| 2024 | $160,350,640 | $102,254,749 | $34,943,120,000 | - |
Economic indicators
|
Nauru
|
North Korea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product |
$160M
2024 |
$34.9B
2024 |
| GDP rank |
195/197
2024 |
106/197
2024 |
| GDP growth |
5.87%
2023-2024 |
8.67%
2023-2024 |
| GDP per capita |
$13,422
2024 |
$1,319
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank |
75/197
2024 |
168/197
2024 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$14,327
2024 |
$1,700
2015 |
| Government debt |
$28.2M
2024 |
n/a |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
15.2%
2025 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person |
$2,360
2024 |
n/a |
| Government debt per person rank |
114/185
2024 |
n/a |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$8,196
2025 |
$1,642
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
25.3%
2012 |
n/a |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.4%
2012 |
n/a |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
135%
2025 |
n/a |
| Consumer prices inflation |
6.1%
2024-2025 |
n/a |
| Unemployment rate |
5.06%
2021 |
25.6%
2013 |
| Population |
12088
|
26621357
|
GDP per capita in Nauru vs North Korea
Nauru's GDP per capita is $13,422, ranking 75/197, compared to $1,319 in North Korea, ranking 168/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Nauru ranks 118th at $14,327, while North Korea ranks 192nd at $1,700.
| Year | Current $ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nauru
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North Korea
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| GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | GDP per capita | GDP per capita, PPP | |
| 1970 | $2,619 | - | - | - |
| 1971 | $2,811 | - | - | - |
| 1972 | $3,191 | - | - | - |
| 1973 | $3,864 | - | - | - |
| 1974 | $5,199 | - | - | - |
| 1975 | $5,740 | - | - | - |
| 1976 | $5,703 | - | - | - |
| 1977 | $5,646 | - | - | - |
| 1978 | $5,721 | - | - | - |
| 1979 | $5,950 | - | - | - |
| 1980 | $6,138 | - | - | - |
| 1981 | $6,594 | - | - | - |
| 1982 | $6,577 | - | - | - |
| 1983 | $5,896 | - | - | - |
| 1984 | $5,654 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | $4,859 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | $4,569 | - | - | - |
| 1987 | $4,485 | - | - | - |
| 1988 | $5,012 | - | - | - |
| 1989 | $5,723 | - | - | - |
| 1990 | $5,776 | $16,443 | - | - |
| 1991 | $5,333 | $13,451 | - | - |
| 1992 | $5,103 | $11,324 | - | - |
| 1993 | $4,310 | $9,646 | - | - |
| 1994 | $3,921 | $9,439 | - | - |
| 1995 | $3,932 | $8,849 | - | - |
| 1996 | $3,679 | $7,928 | - | - |
| 1997 | $3,661 | $7,332 | - | - |
| 1998 | $2,909 | $6,540 | - | - |
| 1999 | $2,683 | $6,204 | - | $1,000 |
| 2000 | $2,649 | $5,920 | - | $1,000 |
| 2001 | $2,232 | $5,666 | - | - |
| 2002 | $2,085 | $5,205 | - | $1,000 |
| 2003 | $2,463 | $5,335 | - | $1,300 |
| 2004 | $3,041 | $5,241 | - | $1,700 |
| 2005 | $3,014 | $5,392 | - | $1,700 |
| 2006 | $2,908 | $6,030 | - | $1,800 |
| 2007 | $2,302 | $4,826 | - | $1,700 |
| 2008 | $3,715 | $5,928 | - | $1,800 |
| 2009 | $4,395 | $5,624 | $939 | $1,800 |
| 2010 | $4,724 | $5,668 | $1,040 | - |
| 2011 | $6,481 | $6,582 | $1,156 | $1,800 |
| 2012 | $9,817 | $8,261 | $1,186 | - |
| 2013 | $8,975 | $8,501 | $1,208 | - |
| 2014 | $9,193 | $9,858 | $1,201 | $1,800 |
| 2015 | $7,703 | $10,020 | $1,201 | $1,700 |
| 2016 | $8,724 | $10,371 | $1,124 | - |
| 2017 | $9,613 | $9,770 | $1,127 | - |
| 2018 | $11,409 | $9,740 | $1,100 | - |
| 2019 | $10,777 | $10,640 | $1,084 | - |
| 2020 | $10,696 | $10,942 | $1,061 | - |
| 2021 | $14,990 | $12,197 | $1,231 | - |
| 2022 | $12,896 | $13,347 | $1,100 | - |
| 2023 | $12,754 | $13,830 | $1,217 | - |
| 2024 | $13,422 | $14,327 | $1,319 | - |
Balance of trade
|
Nauru
|
North Korea
|
|
|---|---|---|
Current account balance
|
$1.92M
2023 |
n/a |
| Current account balance ranking |
74/189
2023 |
n/a |
| Current account balance, % of GDP |
+1.27%
2023 |
n/a |
| Goods imports |
$89M
2023 |
n/a |
| Goods exports |
$31.8M
2023 |
n/a |
| Service imports |
$61.2M
2023 |
n/a |
| Service exports |
$33.1M
2023 |
n/a |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP |
118.7%
2024 |
n/a |
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP |
39.5%
2024 |
n/a |
Economic freedom indices
The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.
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Nauru
|
North Korea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Economic freedom | 60 | 3 |
| Economic freedom ranking | 96/197 | 197/197 |
| Property rights | n/a | 15.7 |
| Government integrity | n/a | 4 |
| Judicial effectiveness | n/a | 5.9 |
| Tax burden | n/a | 0 |
| Government spending | n/a | 0 |
| Fiscal health | n/a | 0 |
| Business freedom | n/a | 5 |
| Labor freedom | n/a | 5 |
| Monetary freedom | n/a | 0 |
| Trade freedom | n/a | 0 |
| Investment freedom | n/a | 0 |
| Financial freedom | n/a | 0 |
More economic indicators
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Nauru
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North Korea
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GNI, Atlas method
|
$254M
2024 |
n/a |
| GNI per capita, PPP |
$23,210
2024 |
n/a |
|
Net foreign direct investment
|
$3.11M
2023 |
n/a |
|
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
|
-$280K
2024 |
$203K
1989 |
|
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
|
$6.17M
2024 |
n/a |
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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.
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