Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.9%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,987Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$25,955Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,699chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,330chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,984
Debt ($M) [+]202412,967
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.96%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,896
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,215
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-885
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-958
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.69%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,954.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,525.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023545.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023587.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20258.71%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023327.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023354.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.46%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,314.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,422.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202418.33%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202428.99%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,261
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,446
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€180
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$194
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€111chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$120chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€422
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$457
Moody's Rating [+]06/26/2025Ba3
S&P Rating [+]08/25/2023BB-
Fitch Rating [+]10/15/2020B+
Corruption Index [+]202347chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201969º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202438º
Innovation Ranking [+]202463º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q46.7%
Unemployed [+]2022Q4115K
NMW [+]2024$185.3
NMW [+]2024€167.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]201749º
Markets
Euro / Dram [+]02/09/2026448.2000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/2026377.9700
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/16/20256.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202047º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019970
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.41
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202323.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200620.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202023.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,666,000
Exports [+]2023€7,782.5Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,415.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.80%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,382.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,308.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.90%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,600.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,892.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-16.10%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201543º
Density [+]2024103chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202477ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,539.0
% Immigrant [+]20206.42%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202032.34%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.10‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017292.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.90chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202323.7%
Population [+]20243,076,252chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,349chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020958,190chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.786
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202464º
Life expectancy [+]202377.47chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015162chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.39chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202365
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.21
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.63chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20237,012chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,648chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20268,785chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026454,891chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/01/20231,030,758
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,855.75chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/01/20232,256,919
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN