Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q12,382K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,006,681Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,171,337Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€9,479chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$10,257chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€504,335M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,701,739
Debt ($M) [+]20231,840,567
Debt (%GDP) [+]202384.00%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€8,039
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$8,694
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-156,244
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-168,990
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-7.71%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023917,906.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023992,788.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202074,646.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202191,835.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202011.56%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202278,938,333,241.4chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202280,124.6chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.00%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202321,854.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202323,637.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.24%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202345.31%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€4,336
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$4,690
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€357
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$407
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€367chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$381chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€103
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$112
Moody's Rating [+]05/30/2025Ba1
S&P Rating [+]12/19/2023BB
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202336chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201971º
Fragile States Index [+]202470.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202428º
Innovation Ranking [+]202450º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]August 202113.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2018Q411.7%
Unemployed [+]2018Q412,193K
NMW [+]2024$291.0
NMW [+]2024€263.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201777º
Markets
Euro / Brazilian reals [+]07/18/20256.4699
US Dollar exchange rate [+]07/17/20255.5731
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]07/18/202510.89%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]June 20255.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]August 20157.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/202515.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019109º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20241,948,681
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202412.45
Motor vehicle production [+]20232,324,838
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020218.59
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202233.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201718.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202027.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,630,000
Exports [+]2023€314,155.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$339,695.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.51%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€233,709.9Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$252,710.5Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.54%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€80,445.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$86,985.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.97%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 2022-1.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201556º
Density [+]202325chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024131ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,698.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.52%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.91%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.32‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,758.9chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.08‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201726.5%
Population [+]2023211,695,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,079,708chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,897,128chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.760
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202470º
Life expectancy [+]202375.85chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202115,495chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20217.30chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340,698
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202319.28
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.20chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,356
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112,714.6
Consumption GWh [+]2023608,451chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023700,259chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024702,116chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202437,511,921chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/22/2023176,164,186
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20243,316.64chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/22/2023486,436,436
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN