Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€68,680Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$74,316Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,701chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,251chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202414,885
Debt ($M) [+]202416,106
Debt (%GDP) [+]202421.67%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,456
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,575
Deficit (M.€) [+]20242,786
Deficit ($M) [+]20243,015
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.06%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202423,289.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]202425,200.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,451.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,651.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.92%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023932.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,009.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.26%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,429.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,710.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202415.23%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.91%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,278
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,465
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€242
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$262
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€90chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$98chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€335
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$362
Moody's Rating [+]07/04/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]12/05/2025NR
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020BB+
Corruption Index [+]202323chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201958º
Fragile States Index [+]202472.8chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202450º
Innovation Ranking [+]202495º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2016Q45.0%
Unemployed [+]2016Q4253K
NMW [+]2024$202.9
NMW [+]2024€183.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]201654º
Markets
Euro / Manat [+]11/16/20241.7918
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/16/20241.7000
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/05/20266.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202028º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,046
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.67
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015134.14
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202323.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,508,000
Exports [+]2023€31,349.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$33,898.6Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202346.82%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€15,985.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$17,285.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.87%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€15,364.2Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$16,613.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202322.94%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024118chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024106ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20221.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,050.3
% Immigrant [+]20202.49%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.50%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017285.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20245.80‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20226.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]20126.0%
Population [+]202410,224,889chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020252,228chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,163,922chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.760
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024103º
Life expectancy [+]202374.43chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015319chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.28chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024206
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.16
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.14chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024591
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20217,000.0
Consumption GWh [+]202424,465chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,832chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202610,353chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026836,510chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/28/20224,862,494
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,012.53chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/28/202213,857,111
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN