Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,855K
Annual GDP [+]2024€305,169Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$330,267Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€15,193chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$16,439chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€76,194M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024127,103
Debt ($M) [+]2024137,533
Debt (%GDP) [+]202441.65%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€6,431
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$6,958
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,591
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-9,296
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.82%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,563.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202488,256.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202214,000.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202214,796.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202218.38%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202417,713,721,087.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202416,875.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202419.30%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,815.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,211.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.84%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202426.73%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,127
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,465
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€706
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$744
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€882chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$854chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€240
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$259
Moody's Rating [+]06/20/2024A2
S&P Rating [+]10/15/2024A
Fitch Rating [+]10/15/2020A-
Corruption Index [+]202366chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201933º
Fragile States Index [+]202441.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202451º
Innovation Ranking [+]202451º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20258.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q48.4%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4853K
NMW [+]2025$523.5
NMW [+]2025€502.5
Average Wage [+]2020$12,984
Average Wage [+]2023€20,018
Human Capital Ranking [+]201753º
Markets
Euro / Chilean pesos [+]01/22/20261,027.8700
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/2026878.2100
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20267.38%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20233.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]August 2023-6.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/17/20254.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202059º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023218,642
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202315.68
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020244.14
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202320.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200619.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202240.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,030,000
Exports [+]2023€87,447.5Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$94,557.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202328.18%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€78,893.9Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$85,308.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202325.42%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€8,553.6Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$9,431.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20232.76%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20163.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201521º
Density [+]202426chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202464ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017104.2
% Immigrant [+]20208.45%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.31%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.96‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017892.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.50‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.17chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20226.5%
Population [+]202419,764,771chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,645,015chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020643,800chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.860
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202421º
Life expectancy [+]202381.17chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20222,100chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202210.60chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20231,248
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20236.35
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.45chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021150.0
Consumption GWh [+]202381,548chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202386,157chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202562,880chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20255,410,374chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/08/202317,700,116
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,181.42chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202366,864,900
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN