Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,911K
Annual GDP [+]2024€387,058Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$418,818Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,345chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,948chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€100,706M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024237,020
Debt ($M) [+]2024256,468
Debt (%GDP) [+]202461.24%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,498
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,867
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-24,176
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-26,160
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.25%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024134,102.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024145,106.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202110,550.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202112,486.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.55%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202422,711,029,540.9chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202423,773.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202417.24%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,001.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,068.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.12%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202434.65%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,545
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,754
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€206
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$244
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€455chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$450chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€247
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$267
Moody's Rating [+]06/26/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]06/26/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]07/01/2021BB+
Corruption Index [+]202340chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201957º
Fragile States Index [+]202475.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202436º
Innovation Ranking [+]202461º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20239.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q48.3%
Unemployed [+]2024Q42,128K
NMW [+]2025$322.9
NMW [+]2025€311.8
Average Wage [+]2022$9,545
Average Wage [+]2023€9,491
Human Capital Ranking [+]201768º
Markets
Euro / Colombian pesos [+]05/11/20254,776.9763
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20263,700.0500
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/202613.41%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]May 2023-1.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/02/20259.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202067º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023144,633
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.24
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020112.28
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201719.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202239.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,519,000
Exports [+]2023€45,819.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$49,544.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.53%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€58,075.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$62,796.6Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.15%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-12,255.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-13,251.7Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.62%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]April 20238.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201536º
Density [+]202446chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024146ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,636.4
% Immigrant [+]20203.78%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.00%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.48‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017281.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.65chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202431.8%
Population [+]202452,696,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,905,393chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,024,273chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.758
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202445º
Life expectancy [+]202377.73chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20213,047chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20216.00chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202313,035
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202324.91
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.97chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024773
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,036.0
Consumption GWh [+]202382,721chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202390,427chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025142,800chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20256,402,399chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202337,204,130
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,709.88chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202390,931,190
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN