Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20249.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€16,165Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$17,491Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,284chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,471chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,065
Debt ($M) [+]20246,563
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€840
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$909
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024302
Deficit ($M) [+]2024327
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20241.87%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,448.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,895.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023958.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,036.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.65%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023337.1chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023364.6chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.30%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024479.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024518.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.40%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.71%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€754
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$816
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€138
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$150
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€48chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$52chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€68
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$73
Corruption Index [+]202326chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201996º
Fragile States Index [+]202474.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202437º
Innovation Ranking [+]202499º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q44.4%
Unemployed [+]2022Q4116K
NMW [+]2024$28.4
NMW [+]2024€25.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201746º
Markets
Euro / Som [+]01/17/2026101.5251
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/17/202687.4500
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/2026-0.36%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20259.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/25/202511.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202080º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20171,895
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.45
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015225.61
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022345,700
Exports [+]2023€3,060.1Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,308.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202321.79%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,423.3Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,352.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202381.35%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-8,363.2Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-9,043.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-59.56%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201551º
Density [+]202436chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202478ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,486.3
% Immigrant [+]20203.05%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202011.88%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202320.60‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017190.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.70chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202425.7%
Population [+]20247,221,868chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020199,011chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020774,377chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.701
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202490º
Life expectancy [+]202372.25chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015439chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.44chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020114
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.75
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.60chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20246
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202140.0
Consumption GWh [+]202314,872chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202313,734chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,024chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202588,953chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/08/20231,406,016
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025141.79chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/08/20233,661,335
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN