Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€34,287Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$37,100Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,217chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,481chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202416,140
Debt ($M) [+]202417,464
Debt (%GDP) [+]202447.07%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,514
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,638
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-383
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-415
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.12%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,799.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,521.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,445.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,391.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.27%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023783.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023846.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.43%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024540.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024584.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.83%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202425.66%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€826
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$893
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€138
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$149
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€74chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$80chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€51
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$55
Moody's Rating [+]07/18/2025B1
S&P Rating [+]09/20/2024BB-
Corruption Index [+]202323chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019101º
Fragile States Index [+]202478.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202475º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024114º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2011Q24.3%
Unemployed [+]2011Q2144K
NMW [+]2024$465.7
NMW [+]2024€421.4
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017101º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/202626.5667
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20229.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/27/20203.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020133º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20199,508
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.17
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201517.56
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202321.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201415.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022844,000
Exports [+]2023€10,526.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$11,382.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202333.14%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€16,112.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$17,422.8Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.73%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,586.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-6,148.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-17.59%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201582º
Density [+]202495chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024123ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,322.4
% Immigrant [+]20200.39%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20209.91%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202321.96‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201773.3chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.48‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.50chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202462.9%
Population [+]202410,659,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202039,195chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020985,077chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.624
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202459º
Life expectancy [+]202372.88chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015287chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.14chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233,347
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202331.44
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.08chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20248,615chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202412,480chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202611,114chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026473,041chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20235,853,689
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,042.69chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202317,074,860
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN