Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.7%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,016K
Annual GDP [+]2024€494,088Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$534,791Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€53,830chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,208chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€128,905M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024394,792
Debt ($M) [+]2024423,300
Debt (%GDP) [+]202479.90%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€42,925
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$46,025
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,106
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,329
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.70%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024272,668.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024293,571.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202223,716.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202224,897.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.93%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202443,496,353,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202447,079,582,560.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.19%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,940.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,347.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.85%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202455.20%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€29,647
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$31,920
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,620
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,775
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,749chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,140chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€538
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$572
Moody's Rating [+]08/22/2025Aa1
S&P Rating [+]08/23/2024AA+
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020AA+
Corruption Index [+]202371chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201921º
Fragile States Index [+]202423.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024112º
Innovation Ranking [+]202417º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3263K
Average Wage [+]2024$66,782
Average Wage [+]2024€61,699
Human Capital Ranking [+]201710º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/12/20260.8553
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/12/20263.05%
Risk Premium [+]01/12/202624
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20254.0%
HICP [+]December 20253.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-2.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202027º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024490,026
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202226.88
Motor vehicle production [+]2023114,191
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021636.14
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202443.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202226,215,000
Exports [+]2024€197,847.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$214,146.4Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202440.04%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€195,634.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$211,751.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.60%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€2,212.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$2,395.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20240.45%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 2025-2.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201513º
Density [+]2024110chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,933.8
% Immigrant [+]202019.46%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.73%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.40‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,083.3chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.60‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.32chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%
Population [+]20249,197,213chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,738,183chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020600,740chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.926
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202449º
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20241,365chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202414.84chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202380
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.88
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.65chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20249
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202135.2
Consumption GWh [+]202362,198chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202365,374chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202522,534chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20256,083,650chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/30/20236,683,263
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,450.09chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/30/202320,468,732
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN