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Korea, North — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 adopted 1948, revised 27 December 1972
1991 adopted 1948, revised 27 December 1972
1992 adopted 1948, revised 27 December 1972
1993 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992
1994 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992
1995 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992
1996 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992
1997 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992
1998 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992
1999 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992 and September 1998
2000 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992 and September 1998
2001 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992 and September 1998
2002 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992 and September 1998
2003 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992 and September 1998
2004 adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992 and September 1998
2005 adopted 1948; completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992, and September 1998
2006 adopted 1948; completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992, and September 1998
2007 adopted 1948; completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992, and September 1998
2008 adopted 1948; completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992, and September 1998
2009 adopted 1948; revised several times
2010 adopted 1948; revised several times most recently in 2009
2011 adopted 1948; revised several times most recently in 2009
2012 adopted 1948; revised several times
2013 previous 1948, 1972 (revised several times); latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012 (2012)
2014 previous 1948, 1972 (revised several times); latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012 (2012)
2015 previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012, 2013 (2015)
2016 previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012, 2013 (2016)
2017 previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998; revised 2009, 2012, 2013 (2016)
2018 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era) (2018) | amendments: proposed by the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016 (2019)
2019 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era) | amendments: proposed by the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016 (2019)
2020 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era) | amendments: proposed by the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019
2021 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era) amendments: proposed by the Supreme People s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised several times, last in 2019
2022 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong-il era) amendments: proposed by the Supreme People s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised several times, last in 2019
2023 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong-il era) amendments: proposed by the Supreme People s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised several times, last in 2019
2024 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong-il era) amendments: proposed by the Supreme People s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised several times, last in 2023
2025 history: previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 amendment process: proposed by the Supreme People s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership