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North Korea
North Korea requires a citizen ID card with fingerprints and has no digital ID system. A CBDC project was only mentioned once, in 2019. The state controls information tightly.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in North Korea
- Program
- Citizen ID card; Pyongyang resident card
- Status
- No government digital ID
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
- Law
- Citizen Registration Act 1997 (amended 2015)
Citizens get a compulsory ID card at 17. Chip cards were rolled out from February 2019. New cards require blood tests, photos and fingerprints. A digital-ID tracker states North Korea has no digital ID system. The Law on Protection of State Secrets (2023) restricts information access.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Research
In 2019 an official told Vice News the country was in early stages of developing its own cryptocurrency. No new public information has appeared since.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2025Rolling it out
Reports said the state consolidated currency exchanges and suspended foreign currency use. Human Rights Foundation CBDC Tracker — North Korea ↗
- 2023Rolling it out
The Law on Protection of State Secrets was adopted, restricting access to information. SEAP (Nationality for All) — North Korea digital ID overview ↗
UN and WHO
How North Korea has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Didn't vote
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- Not ranked
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 1
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.