Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q3600K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,612,660Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,909,097Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,490chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,694chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€871,238M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20232,732,645
Debt ($M) [+]20232,955,574
Debt (%GDP) [+]202381.23%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,900
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$2,055
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-266,300
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-288,024
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-7.92%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023955,809.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,033,784.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022130,134.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022140,523.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.16%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202343,959.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202347,526.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.59%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202482,050.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202488,783.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.63%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202328.41%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€665
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$719
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€91
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$99
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€31chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$33chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€57
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$61
Moody's Rating [+]08/18/2023Baa3
S&P Rating [+]08/14/2025BBB
Fitch Rating [+]12/20/2019BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202339chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201968º
Fragile States Index [+]202472.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202439º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.6%
Unemployed [+]2024Q222,713K
NMW [+]2024$55.6
NMW [+]2024€50.4
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017103º
Markets
Euro / Indian rupees [+]01/15/2026104.9647
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/202690.2016
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/14/20266.65%
Risk Premium [+]01/14/2026383
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/14/2026-1.78%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20252.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/05/20255.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]201977º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20234,101,600
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.53
Motor vehicle production [+]20235,851,507
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202032.57
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201818.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202042.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20216,989,000
Exports [+]2023€399,125.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$431,574.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202311.86%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€621,688.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$672,231.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202318.48%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-222,562.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-240,666.4Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.62%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201571º
Density [+]2024441chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024116ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201768,968.1
% Immigrant [+]20200.35%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.27%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.15‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,710.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.61‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.98chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201121.9%
Population [+]20241,450,935,791chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20204,878,704chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202017,869,492chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.644
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024129º
Life expectancy [+]202372.00chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015206,278chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.53chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202240,130
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.82
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.07chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024604
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20214,604.9
Consumption GWh [+]20231,518,661chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,823,413chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025533,847chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202545,056,126chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/12/2024951,990,500
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025367.93chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/12/20242,206,868,000
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN