Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,607Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,190Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,683chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,149chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202427,534
Debt ($M) [+]202429,794
Debt (%GDP) [+]202426.32%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,519
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,644
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,005
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,087
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.96%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,993.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,141.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,997.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,244.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202517.27%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20232,353.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,544.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.75%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024384.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024416.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.72%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202413.38%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€772
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$835
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€165
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$179
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€130chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$140chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€21
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$23
Moody's Rating [+]07/11/2024Ba1
S&P Rating [+]05/23/2025BB+
Fitch Rating [+]02/16/2023BB
Corruption Index [+]202323chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201998º
Fragile States Index [+]202474.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202459º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024122º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q42.2%
Unemployed [+]2021Q4161K
NMW [+]2024$427.1
NMW [+]2024€386.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017100º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/14/20267.6629
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/27/20235.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202096º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201913,407
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015116.61
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202314.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200612.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20207.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,494,000
Exports [+]2023€13,131.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$14,198.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202313.61%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€28,038.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$30,317.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202329.06%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-14,907.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-16,119.2Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-15.45%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201559º
Density [+]2023166chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024117ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20178,539.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.49%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.88%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.81‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017181.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.83‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.31chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202356.0%
Population [+]202318,125,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202084,311chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,368,431chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.629
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202493º
Life expectancy [+]202372.60chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015401chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.51chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20234,235
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202323.37
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.13chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20246
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202186.1
Consumption GWh [+]202312,222chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202313,469chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202620,205chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,255,212chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20237,130,895
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,114.76chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/202320,383,476
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN