Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€22,262Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$24,086Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€7,442chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$8,052chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20229,119
Debt ($M) [+]20229,610
Debt (%GDP) [+]202249.25%
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€3,063
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$3,228
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-391
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-412
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-2.11%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20224,884.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]20225,147.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022461.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202358.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.70%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022316.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022334.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20226.50%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,213.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,312.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202319.96%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202226.38%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€1,641
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$1,729
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€155
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$163
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€110chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$116chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€406
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$439
Moody's Rating [+]06/22/2023Ba3
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 [+]04/25/2025443.1400
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/25/2025390.3300
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/04/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202047º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019970
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.41
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.7%
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 [+]202334.96%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,382.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,308.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202351.13%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,600.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,892.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-16.17%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201543º
Density [+]2023101chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202477ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,539.0
% Immigrant [+]20206.42%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202032.34%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.30‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017292.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.10‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20221.58chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202224.8%
Population [+]20232,991,201chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,349chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020958,190chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.786
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202464º
Life expectancy [+]202273.37chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015162chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.39chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202161
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20212.13
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 [+]08/04/20248,777chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024452,273chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/01/20231,030,758
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,934.27chart008/04/2024COVID-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