Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.2%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€416,888Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$451,096Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,424chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,622chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024167,282
Debt ($M) [+]2024181,008
Debt (%GDP) [+]202440.13%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€972
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,052
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,782
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-17,077
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.79%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202450,281.7
Expenditure ($M) [+]202454,407.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,481.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,177.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.88%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,204.4chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,327.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.47%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,924.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,246.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.90%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202412.06%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€292
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$316
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€49
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$53
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€7chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$8chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€23
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$25
Moody's Rating [+]11/18/2024B2
S&P Rating [+]07/30/2024B+
Fitch Rating [+]11/25/2019BB-
Corruption Index [+]202324chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019105º
Fragile States Index [+]202485.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202427º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024106º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q44.2%
Unemployed [+]2022Q43,088K
NMW [+]2024$113.6
NMW [+]2024€102.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017111º
Markets
Euro / Taka [+]01/22/2026142.9301
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/2026122.3350
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/28/202410.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019176º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.03
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]20153.97
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]20227.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200615.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021135,000
Exports [+]2023€51,593.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$55,787.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202312.36%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€61,835.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$66,862.6Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.81%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-10,242.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-11,074.7Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-2.45%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201567º
Density [+]20241,166chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202493ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201713,469.5
% Immigrant [+]20201.28%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.49%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.35‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,113.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.01‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.16chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202218.7%
Population [+]2024172,019,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,115,408chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20207,401,763chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.670
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202499º
Life expectancy [+]202374.67chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20158,879chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.68chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20183,830
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20182.34
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.71chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202128.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023107,285chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023106,157chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202529,531chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20252,052,275chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/01/2024142,201,680
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025171.67chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/01/2024361,742,560
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN