Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.2%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€257,631Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$278,771Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,801chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,277chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,692
Debt ($M) [+]2024129,513
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.46%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,655
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,873
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,674
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-11,550
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.14%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024110,467.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024119,532.2
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20167,168.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20167,933.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201614.00%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20225,423.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20225,710.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20225.84%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,190.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20235,614.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.15%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.88%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,451
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,652
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016€198
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016$219
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€123chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$130chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€120
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$130
Fitch Rating [+]04/16/2020B-
Corruption Index [+]202323chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202488.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2022131º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$266.7
Business
Doing Business [+]2020172º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201951,103
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.86
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020111.96
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20150%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2013892,000
Exports [+]2023€91,694.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$99,149.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202336.62%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€60,877.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$65,826.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202324.31%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€30,817.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$20,433.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202312.31%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201587º
Density [+]2023104chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024151ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,034.9
% Immigrant [+]20200.87%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.93%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202325.73‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017193.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.13‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.25chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202317.5%
Population [+]202345,074,049chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020365,766chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,077,976chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.673
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2021154º
Life expectancy [+]202372.32chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,109chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.95chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20143,029
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201410.08
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.30chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,423
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021145,019.0
Consumption GWh [+]202373,521chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023150,291chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202525,375chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20252,465,545chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/02/20237,944,775
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/2025562.96chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]01/02/202319,557,364
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN