Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€42,602Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$46,300Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,479chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,674chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,033
Debt ($M) [+]202411,938
Debt (%GDP) [+]202425.90%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€625
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$677
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,139
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,233
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.67%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,351.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,954.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023855.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023923.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.55%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023494.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023536.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.65%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024647.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024704.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.79%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202417.26%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€417
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$451
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€50
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$54
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€28chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$31chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€38
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$41
Moody's Rating [+]04/28/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/31/2011B
Corruption Index [+]202322chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019106º
Fragile States Index [+]202478.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024103º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$0.1
NMW [+]2024€0.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201792º
Markets
Euro / Riels [+]01/19/20264,699.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/19/20264,027.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/02/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20251.3%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020144º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2017819
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.39
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201010.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20235,453,231
Exports [+]2023€21,705.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$23,469.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.36%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€22,552.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$24,386.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202357.52%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-847.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-916.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-2.16%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201580º
Density [+]202497chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202471ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017386.3
% Immigrant [+]20200.49%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.76%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.75‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017333.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.39‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.58chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201217.7%
Population [+]202417,638,801chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202079,341chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,104,819chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.600
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024102º
Life expectancy [+]202370.67chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,857chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201512.32chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2011268
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20111.82
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.03chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202316,998chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202313,784chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20253,056chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025139,326chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202314,693,274
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025173.25chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202347,826,644
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN