Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,921Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,357Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,051chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,383chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022131,832
Debt ($M) [+]2022138,934
Debt (%GDP) [+]202236.93%
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€1,553
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$1,636
Deficit (M.€) [+]2022-10,096
Deficit ($M) [+]2022-10,640
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-2.83%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202249,128.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]202251,775.2
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20239,735.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202310,530.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202218.82%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202310,456.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202311,306.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.06%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,457.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,069.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202412.55%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202314.77%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€579
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$610
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€107
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$116
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€115chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$125chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€81
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$88
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2006B+
Corruption Index [+]202324chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201999º
Fragile States Index [+]202482.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024104º
Innovation Ranking [+]202464º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q48.2%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,172K
NMW [+]2024$1,263.7
NMW [+]2024€1,188.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017104º
Markets
Euro / Rials [+]03/13/202344,674.0000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/202342,000.0000
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]June 202348.5%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020127º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019619,028
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20197.89
Motor vehicle production [+]2020880,997
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020189.95
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021882,000
Exports [+]2023€90,037.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$97,357.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202326.12%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€61,091.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$66,057.8Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.72%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€28,946.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$25,911.9Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20238.40%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202452chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024133ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,378.8
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.58%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017296.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.67‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.70chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]202491,567,738chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,797,235chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,325,113chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.780
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024143º
Life expectancy [+]202377.65chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,836chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.59chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20181,795
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20182.19
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.10chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,977
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021208,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023335,175chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023375,710chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025146,837chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20257,627,863chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/202358,585,264
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,603.59chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/2023155,461,760
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN