The World Bank has no recent purchasing power figures for North Korea, so this can't compare what money buys there. The figures it does have are below.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
North Korea
United States
Economy
Population
26.6 million
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
No recent data
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
No recent data
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
No recent data
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
No recent data
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
No recent data
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
No recent data
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
North Korea
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
No recent data
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
No recent data
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
No recent data
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
No recent data
$89,490
World Bank income groups: North Korea, low income; United States, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.