Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20249.7%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€31,214Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$34,192Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€8,449chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$9,142chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,266
Debt ($M) [+]202412,191
Debt (%GDP) [+]202436.10%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,041
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,291
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-716
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-775
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.30%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,444.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,219.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,242.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,360.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202412.21%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023657.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023710.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.78%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024581.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024637.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.07%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202430.26%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,549
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,759
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€336
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$364
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€173chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$187chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€157
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$170
Moody's Rating [+]03/24/2025Ba2
S&P Rating [+]02/25/2022BB
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020BB
Corruption Index [+]202353chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201974º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202454º
Innovation Ranking [+]202457º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q415.7%
Unemployed [+]2022Q4243K
NMW [+]2024$7.4
NMW [+]2024€6.7
Markets
Euro / Lari [+]02/10/20263.1857
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20262.6856
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 202210.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20256.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/22/20248.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20192,804
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.91
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015280.59
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201218.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,653,000
Exports [+]2023€5,632.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$6,090.6Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.79%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€14,347.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$15,514.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.42%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,714.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,423.4Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-30.63%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201529º
Density [+]202453chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024100ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20233.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,794.0
% Immigrant [+]20202.13%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202023.09%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.70‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017160.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.90‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20236.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]20249.4%
Population [+]20243,704,506chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202079,368chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020861,077chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.814
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202469º
Life expectancy [+]202373.70chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023207chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20235.60chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]201977
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20192.03
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.33chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202135.0
Consumption GWh [+]202312,569chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202314,396chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202617,151chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,864,337chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/13/20221,276,173
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20264,629.77chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/13/20222,930,677
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN