Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.2%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,519Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,726Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,925chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,329chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,802
Debt ($M) [+]20243,032
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024111.23%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€5,473
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,922
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-27
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-29
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.07%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024657.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024711.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023100.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023108.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.41%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202382.1chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202388.8chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.79%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202313.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.74%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202426.10%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,284
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,389
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€198
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$214
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€157chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$170chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€24
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$26
S&P Rating [+]08/08/2025B
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020B-
Corruption Index [+]202364chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019112º
Fragile States Index [+]202457.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024132º
Innovation Ranking [+]202490º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$127.7
Business
Doing Business [+]2020137º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202218.3%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022785,000
Exports [+]2023€50.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$54.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20232.20%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€914.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$988.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202339.53%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-863.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-926.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-37.33%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024127chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017221.8
% Immigrant [+]20203.15%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202037.36%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.33‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201730.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.06‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202324.8%
Population [+]2024512,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202015,788chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020187,558chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.661
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202441º
Life expectancy [+]202376.06chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201544chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.03chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202036
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20206.99
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.71chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023400chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023506chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/2025417chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/202564,474chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/25/2022308,720
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/2025814.45chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/25/2022859,940
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN