Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.8%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q36,010K
Annual GDP [+]2024€85,905Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$92,982Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,200chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,025chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€23,286M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202449,284
Debt ($M) [+]202453,327
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.40%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,721
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,764
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,673
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,810
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.90%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,237.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202444,467.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,226.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,395.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.69%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,738,623,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,068.2chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.84%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,540.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,667.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.76%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202448.00%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,644
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$11,478
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€837
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$882
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,229chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,301chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€398
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$431
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]09/13/2024A-
Fitch Rating [+]07/13/2022BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202350chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201963º
Fragile States Index [+]202445.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202443º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q375K
NMW [+]2026$1,233.8
NMW [+]2026€1,050.0
Average Wage [+]2024$21,648
Average Wage [+]2024€20,000
Human Capital Ranking [+]201737º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/17/20260.8456
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/17/20266.76%
Prices
HICP [+]December 20253.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202051º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024125,548
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202213.33
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021521.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202438.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201325.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202036.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,324,000
Exports [+]2025€25,115.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$28,380.4Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202428.00%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€44,811.3Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$50,635.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202450.52%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-19,695.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-22,255.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.52%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201561º
Density [+]202444chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202415ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,306.8
% Immigrant [+]202013.56%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202026.70%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,161.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202413.20‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%
Population [+]20243,874,350chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020528,056chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,039,526chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.878
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202461º
Life expectancy [+]202479.10chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023559chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202314.47chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202326
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.67
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.31chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202410
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202171.0
Consumption GWh [+]202316,243chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202316,719chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202618,804chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,371,038chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/28/20232,251,809
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20264,853.46chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20235,435,966
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN