Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€115,222Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$124,676Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,413chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,939chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202461,937
Debt ($M) [+]202467,019
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.75%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,415
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,695
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,469
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,590
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.28%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,867.5
Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,467.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,361.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,627.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.49%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20235,248.5chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,675.2chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.87%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,560.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,770.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.47%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.07%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,419
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,617
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€245
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$264
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€292chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$316chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€143
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$154
Moody's Rating [+]06/13/2025Caa3
S&P Rating [+]08/20/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]09/03/2020B-
Corruption Index [+]202334chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201990º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202482º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024105º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.1%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4263K
NMW [+]2024$460.0
NMW [+]2024€416.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201776º
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/01/20258.54%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020129º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202398,018
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20236.90
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020152.82
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200612.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,107,692
Exports [+]2023€28,786.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$31,126.5Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202325.70%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€28,578.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$30,901.6Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202325.51%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€208.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$228.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20230.19%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201544º
Density [+]202471chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024130ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,848.0
% Immigrant [+]20204.48%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.44%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.03‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017828.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.13‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.82chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202428.0%
Population [+]202418,135,478chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020784,787chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,127,891chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.765
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202416º
Life expectancy [+]202377.39chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,207chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.42chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20238,221
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202345.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.51chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024475
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,273.0
Consumption GWh [+]202329,305chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202334,150chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202536,064chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,081,831chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202314,249,559
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,988.59chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202339,585,084
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN