Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q45,312K
Annual GDP [+]2024€205,282Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$221,904Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,470chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$23,152chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€50,914M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023144,049
Debt ($M) [+]2023156,061
Debt (%GDP) [+]202373.40%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€15,029
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$16,282
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-13,186
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-14,218
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-6.70%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202397,280.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023104,350.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20217,763.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20218,530.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.36%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20238,930,096,655.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20228,581.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.91%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,184.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,525.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.41%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,150
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$10,887
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€806
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$938
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€930chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$886chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€436
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$471
Moody's Rating [+]11/29/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]01/27/2023BBB-
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 [+]January 20254.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q44.4%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4216K
NMW [+]2025$1,039.3
NMW [+]2025€707.0
Average Wage [+]2023$20,253
Average Wage [+]2023€18,730
Human Capital Ranking [+]201739º
Markets
Euro / Hungarian forints [+]03/26/2025400.8300
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/18/2019279.8000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/26/202516.26%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20255.6%
HICP [+]February 20255.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20256.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/25/20246.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202052º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-4.0%
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) [+]202334.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201227.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202212,649,000
Exports [+]2024€145,251.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$157,263.4Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202470.78%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€137,529.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$148,983.7Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202467.05%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€7,722.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$8,279.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20243.73%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20254.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201539º
Density [+]2023103chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202414ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,692.2
% Immigrant [+]20206.06%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.40%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.10‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,093.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.40‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.7%
Population [+]20239,584,627chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020584,567chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020714,420chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.851
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024101º
Life expectancy [+]202376.70chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,647chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202216.97chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202375
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.77
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.61chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202319
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.1
Consumption GWh [+]202342,739chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202334,093chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202449,053chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20242,230,800chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/27/20226,207,249
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20245,117.88chart008/04/2024COVID-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