Gold Per Capita
PRK · Asia

North Korea gold per capita

North Korea's estimated above-ground gold holdings equal 0.46 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 381 t and a UN 2026 population estimate of 26.6M. It appears at position #139 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3PRK
UN M49408
Population26,633,6912026, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateMar 31, 2026
Global standingHigher than 29%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median44% below0.823 fine oz median
Asia standingHigher than 9.4%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median50% below0.926 fine oz median
Broad attributed gold14.32 g per resident0.46 fine oz · rank #139 of 195
Total
381 t
Range
0.175 to 1.22 oz
Status
Based on regional and peer-country estimates
Official monetary goldNot availableNo reported official value is available in this release.
Total
Not available
Range
Not an estimate range
Official plus investmentNot availableNo country-specific investment anchor is available in this release.
Total
Not available
Range
Not available
Status
Not available
Region

Asia context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broad attributed gold values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#30 of 33
Regional median28.81 g per resident0.926 fine oz
MeasureBroad attributed gold
Regional rankingBrowse Asia

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 26,633,691 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

No reported official value or country-specific private-stock anchor is published in this release.

Broad components use a population, income-group and regional peer allocation reconciled to the release calibration.

Important context

This is an experimental peer estimate. It is useful for directional comparison, not as an audited country balance.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on regional and peer-country estimates
Last updatedMar 31, 2026
Cite this country recordGold Per Capita. North Korea country record. gold-research-2026.03-global-v2. https://goldpercapita.com/countries/north-korea
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