Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q35,798K
Annual GDP [+]2024€206,040Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$222,723Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,550chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$23,272chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€55,314M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024145,567
Debt ($M) [+]2024163,845
Debt (%GDP) [+]202473.50%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€15,259
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$17,175
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,346
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,964
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.00%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202497,136.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024104,548.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20226,426.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20226,748.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.80%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20249,810,578,641.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202310,000.2chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.51%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,442.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,802.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.43%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,183
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,960
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€669
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$707
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,024chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,042chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€465
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$502
Moody's Rating [+]11/29/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]04/11/2025BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]02/14/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202342chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201947º
Fragile States Index [+]202446.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202476º
Innovation Ranking [+]202436º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3222K
NMW [+]2026$1,153.7
NMW [+]2026€838.0
Average Wage [+]2024$22,597
Average Wage [+]2024€20,877
Human Capital Ranking [+]201739º
Markets
Euro / Hungarian forints [+]02/10/2026377.9500
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/18/2019279.8000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/202616.94%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.3%
HICP [+]December 20253.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/25/20246.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202052º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024235,168
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.12
Motor vehicle production [+]2023507,225
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021482.06
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201227.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202212,649,000
Exports [+]2024€147,157.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$159,280.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202471.42%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€138,416.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$149,819.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202467.18%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€8,740.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$9,461.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20244.24%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.6%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201539º
Density [+]2024103chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202414ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,692.2
% Immigrant [+]20206.06%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.40%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,093.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202413.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%
Population [+]20249,539,502chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020584,567chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020714,420chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.851
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024101º
Life expectancy [+]202477.00chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,593chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202316.60chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202370
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.61chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202421
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.1
Consumption GWh [+]202342,289chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202333,643chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202649,124chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20262,240,408chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/27/20226,207,249
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20265,149.54chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/04/202216,701,238
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN