Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,654K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,659,335Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,833,822Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€60,560chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$65,529chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€401,520M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024841,535
Debt ($M) [+]2024910,587
Debt (%GDP) [+]202450.72%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€30,713
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$33,233
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-37,330
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-40,393
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.25%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024646,226.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024699,253.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202282,829.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,543.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.65%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024126,435,864,268.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023136,006.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202321.01%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202431,258.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202434,545.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.96%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.95%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,585
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$25,520
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,147
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,317
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,648chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,142chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,141
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,234
Moody's Rating [+]10/09/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]06/06/2021AAA
Fitch Rating [+]05/21/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202375chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201916º
Fragile States Index [+]202419.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202465º
Innovation Ranking [+]202423º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4575K
NMW [+]2025$2,497.8
NMW [+]2025€2,407.8
Average Wage [+]2017$63,864
Average Wage [+]2024€61,931
Human Capital Ranking [+]201720º
Markets
Euro / Australian dollars [+]02/16/20261.6731
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20261.4112
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/16/20264.72%
Risk Premium [+]02/16/2026196
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20262.56%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/04/20263.85%
Business
Doing Business [+]202014º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2021753,256
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202140.73
Motor vehicle production [+]201798,632
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020738.34
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20199,465,900
Exports [+]2023€343,362.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$371,278.1Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202321.32%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€265,797.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$287,406.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.50%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€77,565.6Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$83,126.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.82%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]June 20254.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201517º
Density [+]20244chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202419ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,940.5
% Immigrant [+]202029.99%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.34%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.80‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201716,887.9chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.90‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202013.4%
Population [+]202427,400,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20207,685,860chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020598,765chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.946
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202424º
Life expectancy [+]202383.05chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20233,214chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.10chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023226
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.85
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.21chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024270
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,446.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023256,046chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023269,236chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202625,236chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202611,861,161chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/24/202321,648,824
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026921.02chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202369,686,750
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN