Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q11,942K
Annual GDP [+]2024€26,195Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,614Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,921chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,571chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€6,615M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,081
Debt ($M) [+]20248,744
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.53%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,372
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,567
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-515
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-557
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.88%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,856.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,829.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023828.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023896.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.18%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,532.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,656.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.42%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024195.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024221.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.73%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.32%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,481
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,766
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€239
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$259
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€481chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$520chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€59
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$64
Moody's Rating [+]08/02/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]08/04/2023B+
Corruption Index [+]202335chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201992º
Fragile States Index [+]202471.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202439º
Innovation Ranking [+]202480º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 202512.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q311.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3162K
NMW [+]2024$352.8
NMW [+]2024€320.1
Markets
Euro / Convertible mark [+]01/10/20261.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/10/20261.6842
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/12/2026-0.39%
Business
Doing Business [+]202090º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-4.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201910,038
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20193.25
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015259.09
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200617.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022915,000
Exports [+]2024€8,218.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$8,896.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202431.38%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€14,650.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$15,857.7Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202455.93%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,431.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-6,961.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-24.55%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]May 20251.0%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202467chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202461ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20120.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,009.9
% Immigrant [+]20201.03%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202048.40%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201753.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.49chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.98‰
% risk of poverty [+]201516.9%
Population [+]20243,406,568chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202036,042chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,687,639chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.779
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202478º
Life expectancy [+]202377.85chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015228chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.48chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202339
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.22
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.33chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202312,867chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202317,710chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202516,407chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025404,289chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/29/2022846,080
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20254,816.28chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/29/20221,924,950
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN