Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€106,477Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$115,214Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,804chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,034chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202463,794
Debt ($M) [+]202469,028
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.91%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,736
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,878
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,075
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,163
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.01%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202419,603.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]202421,211.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,613.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,826.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20256.52%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20221,768.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20221,861.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20226.70%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,385.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,498.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.53%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.41%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€533
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$577
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€71
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$77
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€50chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$52chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€38
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$41
Moody's Rating [+]11/29/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]02/04/2022B-
Fitch Rating [+]01/21/2022B-
Corruption Index [+]202333chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019136º
Fragile States Index [+]202485.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202489º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024133º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q115.8%
Unemployed [+]2021Q12,084K
NMW [+]2024$84.5
NMW [+]2024€76.4
Markets
Euro / Kwanza [+]11/06/20251,049.3772
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/06/2025912.0850
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 202518.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/16/202519.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020177º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20192,080
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.09
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201531.29
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201310.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202017.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022130,000
Exports [+]2023€35,225.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$38,088.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202333.87%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€15,048.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$16,271.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.47%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€20,177.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$22,243.6Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202319.40%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202329chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202473ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2
% Immigrant [+]20201.96%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.00%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202337.59‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746.9chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.93‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20235.12chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201832.3%
Population [+]202336,749,906chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020656,434chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020668,066chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.591
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024113º
Life expectancy [+]202364.62chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20155,124chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201518.22chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20161,196
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20164.10
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.78chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,136
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20217,783.0
Consumption GWh [+]202316,214chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202317,939chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20251,937chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025107,487chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20239,609,080
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/202552.71chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202327,819,132
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN