Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20252.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q48,258K
Annual GDP [+]2025€346,010Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$390,379Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€31,760chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$35,839chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€90,093M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024138,514
Debt ($M) [+]2024150,404
Debt (%GDP) [+]202443.30%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,697
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,787
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-6,508
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-6,918
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.00%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024137,483.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024148,361.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202212,348.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202212,987.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.01%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202423,075.9chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202324,392.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.18%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,148.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,652.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.32%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.90%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,602
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,599
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,148
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,199
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,117chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,253chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€564
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$608
Moody's Rating [+]07/18/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]08/24/2011AA-
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202357chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201932º
Fragile States Index [+]202437.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024103º
Innovation Ranking [+]202430º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20263.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3158K
NMW [+]2026$1,085.7
NMW [+]2026€924.0
Average Wage [+]2024$23,687
Average Wage [+]2024€21,885
Human Capital Ranking [+]201722º
Markets
Euro / Czech Koruna [+]03/12/202624.4060
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/202621.1560
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/2026-4.76%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.1%
HICP [+]December 20251.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-2.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/09/20253.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202041º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20262.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024442,834
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202220.24
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,404,501
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021676.15
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201521.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202227.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20213,768,000
Exports [+]2025€251,083.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$283,719.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202572.57%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€224,222.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$253,367.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202564.80%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€26,861.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$30,352.7Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20257.76%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201522º
Density [+]2024138chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202412ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20173,657.9
% Immigrant [+]20205.15%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20209.78%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,130.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.30‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.36chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]20259.6%
Population [+]202410,909,500chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020540,921chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,026,108chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.895
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024104º
Life expectancy [+]202480.10chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20241,598chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202414.65chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202383
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.77
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.52chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202463,852chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202473,664chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202643,938chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,885,505chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/31/20246,895,763
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20264,027.50chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/31/202419,047,108
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN