Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€49,376Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$53,428Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,337chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,693chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202444,551
Debt ($M) [+]202448,206
Debt (%GDP) [+]202490.23%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,856
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,173
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-3,619
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,915
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.33%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,315.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,654.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,662.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,798.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.72%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,761.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.50%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,370.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,564.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202414.35%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.04%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,412
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,528
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€147
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$159
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€0chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$154chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€208
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$225
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Ba3
S&P Rating [+]09/06/2024BB-
Fitch Rating [+]05/08/2020BB-
Corruption Index [+]202346chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201970º
Fragile States Index [+]202474.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024125º
Innovation Ranking [+]202473º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q417.6%
Unemployed [+]2023Q4583K
NMW [+]2024$366.2
NMW [+]2024€0.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201786º
Markets
Euro / Jordanian dinar [+]01/12/2026826.5250
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/12/2026709.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/12/2026-1.75%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/14/20255.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202075º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201914,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.06
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015119.02
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201116.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,276,700
Exports [+]2023€11,643.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$12,589.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202324.61%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€23,783.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$25,717.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.28%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-12,140.2Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-12,707.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-25.67%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201585º
Density [+]2024129chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202467ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,418.4
% Immigrant [+]202031.64%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.46%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.61‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,856.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20233.05‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.64chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201815.7%
Population [+]202411,552,876chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,457,691chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020814,909chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.736
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024123º
Life expectancy [+]202377.81chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015244chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.57chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023113
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.99
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.25chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20211.0
Consumption GWh [+]202320,310chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202322,562chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202514,122chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,746,997chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/21/20224,558,313
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,222.38chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/21/202210,057,975
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN