Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,520K
Annual GDP [+]2024€275,993Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$298,729Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€49,100chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$53,286chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€70,561M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024227,547
Debt ($M) [+]2024245,304
Debt (%GDP) [+]202482.50%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€40,374
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,525
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-12,156
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-13,156
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024159,403.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024172,245.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202216,968.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202217,868.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.12%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202423,898,237,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202425,866,973,764.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.19%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,347.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,870.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.05%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.80%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,283
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,562
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,053
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,223
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,265chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,616chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,129
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,225
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2024Aa1
S&P Rating [+]10/10/2014AA+
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020AA+
Corruption Index [+]202387chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201911º
Fragile States Index [+]202414.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202431º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 202510.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q39.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3265K
Average Wage [+]2024$57,250
Average Wage [+]2024€52,893
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20260.8527
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/21/20263.15%
Risk Premium [+]01/21/202628
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20260.65%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.2%
HICP [+]December 20251.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202020º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024141,531
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202217.37
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,191
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021577.57
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201324.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202259.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,127,000
Exports [+]2024€72,126.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$78,067.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202426.13%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€74,844.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$81,009.7Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202427.12%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,718.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,941.9Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-0.98%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201514º
Density [+]202417chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202413ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017821.1
% Immigrant [+]20206.98%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.64%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.80‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017944.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.26chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.6%
Population [+]20245,635,971chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020386,052chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020311,889chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.942
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202482.40chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023765chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.65chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202355
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.98
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.73chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202377,025chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202377,986chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202511,466chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,515,872chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/09/20244,347,113
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,034.43chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/09/202413,327,120
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN