Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q317,220K
Annual GDP [+]2024€392,401Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$424,525Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€65,650chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$71,214chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€103,194M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,871
Debt ($M) [+]2024133,525
Debt (%GDP) [+]202430.50%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€20,003
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$22,281
Deficit (M.€) [+]202417,496
Deficit ($M) [+]202418,928
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.50%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024185,721.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024200,925.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202224,188.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202225,547.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.16%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202431,093,474,917.9chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202433,639.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202416.86%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,481.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,257.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.30%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,991
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,528
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€4,095
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,330
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,216chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,628chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,586
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,721
Moody's Rating [+]02/02/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/27/2001AAA
Fitch Rating [+]03/20/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202390chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201910º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024113º
Innovation Ranking [+]202410º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3214K
Average Wage [+]2024$73,876
Average Wage [+]2024€68,253
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Danish krones [+]01/20/20267.4708
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20266.4417
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/21/20262.76%
Risk Premium [+]01/21/2026-10
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20268.49%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.9%
HICP [+]December 20251.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-3.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/06/20251.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-1.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024337,380
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202230.52
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021546.03
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199225.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202214,190,000
Exports [+]2024€123,220.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$133,371.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202431.40%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€113,547.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$122,901.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202428.94%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€9,673.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$10,470.2Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.47%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201511º
Density [+]2024140chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20212.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,344.4
% Immigrant [+]202012.29%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.40%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.50‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,857.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20214.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%
Population [+]20245,992,734chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020717,574chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020257,025chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202415º
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022579chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20229.72chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202350
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.84
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.56chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202460
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021441.0
Consumption GWh [+]202335,026chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202333,718chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202510,012chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20253,446,769chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/20234,712,002
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,670.69chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/29/202314,961,517
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN