Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€5,515Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$5,968Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,977chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,468chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20244,230
Debt ($M) [+]20244,578
Debt (%GDP) [+]202480.04%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,555
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,929
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-186
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-201
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.51%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,636.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,770.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023215.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023232.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.79%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023804.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023147.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.32%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202472.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202478.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.26%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202430.95%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,762
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,906
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€234
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$254
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€871chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$159chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€78
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$85
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2024B1
S&P Rating [+]09/22/2021B+
Corruption Index [+]202352chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202466.4chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024110º
Innovation Ranking [+]2015115º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$2,070.6
NMW [+]2024€2,291.8
Markets
Euro / Fijian dollars [+]01/19/20260.3784
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/19/20260.4383
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/2026-1.04%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 2025-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/18/20200.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020102º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202217.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20169.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022636,300
Exports [+]2023€987.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$1,067.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.50%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,867.3Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,100.5Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202356.62%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,879.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,101.2Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-37.12%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202451chart2202024Density [+]
152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201785.7
% Immigrant [+]20201.56%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202025.96%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.00‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201728.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.26‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.28chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201924.1%
Population [+]2024928,784chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202014,087chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020233,856chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.729
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024128º
Life expectancy [+]202367.32chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201576chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.77chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202319
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.06
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.35chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,048chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,150chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025885chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202569,047chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/2023641,194
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025952.86chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/01/20231,555,182
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN