Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2023-0.8%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€18,569Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$20,079Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€3,468chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$3,750chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202159,870
Debt ($M) [+]202170,858
Debt (%GDP) [+]2021358.19%
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€10,704
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$12,669
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021-446
Deficit ($M) [+]2021-527
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2021-2.67%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20211,825.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]20212,160.2
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023279.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023302.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20258.59%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023527.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023570.8chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023301.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023326.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.91%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202313.29%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€326
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$386
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€52
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$56
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€91chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$99chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€56
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$61
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2023C
S&P Rating [+]03/11/2020SD
Fitch Rating [+]03/18/2020RD
Corruption Index [+]202324chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201988º
Fragile States Index [+]202492.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202499º
Innovation Ranking [+]202494º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$1,200.0
NMW [+]2024€1,096.4
Markets
Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]02/02/2026106,218.6000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/02/202689,500.0000
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 202512.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/30/202320.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020143º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201922,086
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.04
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015106.74
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201911.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,466,000
Exports [+]2023€3,827.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,138.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.61%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€16,762.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$18,125.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202390.27%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-12,934.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-12,203.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-69.66%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023512chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024134ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,954.7
% Immigrant [+]202030.24%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.13%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.14‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,167.3chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.96‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.24chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201227.4%
Population [+]20235,354,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,712,762chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020856,814chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.723
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024133º
Life expectancy [+]202377.82chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015182chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.85chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020128
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20202.24
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.00chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20234,077chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,514chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202610,947chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20261,239,904chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/22/20222,414,223
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,044.64chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/22/20225,814,699
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN