Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.7%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€43,405Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$46,967Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,532chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,822chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202442,516
Debt ($M) [+]202446,004
Debt (%GDP) [+]202497.95%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,459
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,743
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-4,609
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-4,987
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-10.62%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202417,292.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]202418,711.1
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,272.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,744.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202420.16%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,957.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,101.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.03%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024594.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024643.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.67%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.84%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,407
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,522
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€266
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$288
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€160chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$172chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€48
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$52
Moody's Rating [+]04/17/2025Ca
S&P Rating [+]06/25/2025CCC-
Fitch Rating [+]03/14/2023B-
Corruption Index [+]202329chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019107º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.4chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024105º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024100º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q22.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q2195K
NMW [+]2024$361.8
NMW [+]2024€329.6
Human Capital Ranking [+]201754º
Markets
Euro / Bolivians [+]03/16/20267.8396
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/20266.8600
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 202617.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/01/20263.41%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020150º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201920,319
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.61
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201571.10
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202323.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200613.00%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022724,000
Exports [+]2023€10,090.5Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$10,910.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202324.01%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€10,631.3Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$11,495.6Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202325.29%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-540.8Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-101.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.29%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201555º
Density [+]202411chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202468ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,341.2
% Immigrant [+]20201.41%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.97%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.25‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017242.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.17‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.55chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202336.5%
Population [+]202412,290,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020164,121chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020927,244chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.698
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202444º
Life expectancy [+]202368.58chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,010chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201518.56chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023541
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20234.42
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.98chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202421
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021240.9
Consumption GWh [+]202411,706chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202412,798chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202622,389chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,212,180chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/07/20226,160,585
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,821.72chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/07/202214,690,530
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN