Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€14,632Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$15,833Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€35,850chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$38,792chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,612
Debt ($M) [+]202411,483
Debt (%GDP) [+]202478.83%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€26,568
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$28,748
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-173
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-187
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.28%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,014.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,262.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023387.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023418.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202510.62%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023422.5chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023456.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.48%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€959
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,037
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,058chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,144chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/07/2025B1
S&P Rating [+]11/12/2021B+
Corruption Index [+]202364chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202448.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202440º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$1,125.8
NMW [+]2024€1,018.8
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/20164.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020119º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,332
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.27
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015351.35
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201912.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,452,400
Exports [+]2023€654.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$708.1Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20234.64%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€3,872.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$4,187.5Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202327.43%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,217.8Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,479.9Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-22.79%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202329chart2192023Density [+]
152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
% Immigrant [+]202016.35%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202013.83%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.85‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017105.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.71‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.37chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]2023399,440chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202063,583chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202053,793chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.820
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202158º
Life expectancy [+]202374.55chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20157chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20151.86chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022128
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202232.20
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.04chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,036chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,046chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026849chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202639,127chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/12/2023166,972
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,125.48chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/12/2023366,359
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN