Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,113K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,290,415Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,396,300Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,582chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,958chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€313,397M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024518,303
Debt ($M) [+]2024560,832
Debt (%GDP) [+]202440.17%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,841
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,992
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-29,661
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-32,095
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.30%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024217,366.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024235,202.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202316,165.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202317,484.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202510.56%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,068,101,084.9chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202319,865.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.52%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,055.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,880.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.60%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.85%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€772
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$835
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€58
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$63
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€66chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$71chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€36
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$39
Moody's Rating [+]04/16/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]04/27/2022BBB
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202334chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201950º
Fragile States Index [+]202463.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202442º
Innovation Ranking [+]202454º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q34.1%
Unemployed [+]2023Q35,950K
NMW [+]2024$328.7
NMW [+]2024€296.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201765º
Markets
Euro / Indonesian rupiah [+]01/21/202619,851.5300
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/202616,981.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20264.20%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/17/20254.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]201973º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023779,326
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.61
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,395,717
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202078.14
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20211,546,300
Exports [+]2023€239,394.6Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$258,857.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202318.88%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€205,203.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$221,886.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.19%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€34,191.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$36,971.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20232.70%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201574º
Density [+]2024147chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202448ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20178,997.3
% Immigrant [+]20200.13%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.70%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.94‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017877.7chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.53‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.13chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20249.0%
Population [+]2024281,604,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020355,505chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,601,369chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.713
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024100º
Life expectancy [+]202371.15chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20157,355chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.88chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022847
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.30
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.41chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024582
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,480.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023356,135chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023382,784chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025162,059chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20256,830,274chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/23/2023174,965,140
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025575.49chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/23/2023448,199,870
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN