Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q32,379K
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,014,143Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,179,413Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€9,475chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$10,252chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€503,708M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,758,021
Debt ($M) [+]20241,902,275
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.28%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,305
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,986
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-124,678
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-134,908
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.19%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024919,969.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024995,457.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022104,071.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022109,683.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.93%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202387,002.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202394,085.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.48%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202419,593.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202421,200.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.10%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.68%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,346
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,702
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€494
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$520
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€412chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$446chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€92
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$100
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 [+]2025$245.5
NMW [+]2025€236.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201777º
Markets
Euro / Brazilian reals [+]02/13/20266.1916
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20265.1668
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/202615.89%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20264.3%
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) [+]202332.0%
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 [+]2023610,394chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023702,202chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026703,685chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202637,949,801chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/22/2023176,164,200
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,324.05chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023516,237,120
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN