According to The Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia, the Library of Congress and other sources, the country's negative growth started in 1990 and continued for nine years, with per capita national income falling from an estimated $1,013 in 1992 to $573 in 1998.
Selon les sources, la croissance du pays est négative de 1990 à 1998, avec un revenu national par habitant passant d'un montant estimé de 1 013 dollars en 1992 à 573 dollars en 1998.