Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]202443.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€22,789Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,659Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€28,614chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$30,962chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,169
Debt ($M) [+]20234,509
Debt (%GDP) [+]202326.65%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€5,045
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$5,456
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-905
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-979
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-5.78%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,701.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,003.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2018180.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2018213.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20257.24%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023270.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023292.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.31%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024197.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024214.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.67%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202323.66%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€4,479
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$4,845
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018€231
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2018$272
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€328chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$354chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€248
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269
Corruption Index [+]202340chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2016121º
Fragile States Index [+]202459.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024106º
Innovation Ranking [+]201586º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q314.3%
Unemployed [+]2021Q342K
NMW [+]2023$288.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]201788º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020134º
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20198.61
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022288,000
Exports [+]2023€12,217.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$13,210.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.10%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,137.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,636.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202339.23%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€6,079.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$6,580.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202338.87%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20244chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024111ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017275.3
% Immigrant [+]20203.96%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202055.71%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.29‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201715.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.32‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.41chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]2024831,087chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202031,169chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020438,413chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.742
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202435º
Life expectancy [+]202370.18chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015222chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201528.99chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023158
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202319.12
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.11chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024617
Consumption GWh [+]20231,070chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,338chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,312chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202575,520chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023384,507
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,578.66chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023967,861
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN