North Korea unveiled its state budget at the 9th plenary meeting of the 13th Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) on Wednesday, revealing a slight decrease in the share of the budget devoted to defense costs.

The Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday that North Korea spent 15.9 percent of its budget on national defense last year, with 47.5 percent devoted to the economy and 36.6 percent for education, healthcare, sports and arts.

However, as is customary, the country’s total budget was not revealed, as occured last year and the year before.

North Korea did announce for