Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q47,437K
Annual GDP [+]2024€78,996Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$84,869Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€27,350chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$29,379chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€21,499M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202429,992
Debt ($M) [+]202432,431
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.00%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,376
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,219
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,012
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,089
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.30%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202431,136.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202433,532.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,852.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,021.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.80%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20243,984,843,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,313,114,366.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.73%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,463.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,646.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.92%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202439.40%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,772
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$11,600
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,008
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,068
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,381chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,495chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€853
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$916
Moody's Rating [+]04/19/2024A2
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024A
Fitch Rating [+]01/31/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202361chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201939º
Fragile States Index [+]202437.4chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024116º
Innovation Ranking [+]202435º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3105K
NMW [+]2026$1,354.8
NMW [+]2026€1,153.0
Average Wage [+]2024$27,879
Average Wage [+]2024€25,757
Human Capital Ranking [+]201725º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/17/20260.8456
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/18/2026-100.00%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%
HICP [+]December 20253.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202011º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202458,102
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202213.62
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021521.51
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202433.2%
Standard VAT [+]09/01/200921.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202239.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,169,000
Exports [+]2025€36,863.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$41,654.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202446.55%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€43,388.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$49,028.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202452.37%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-6,525.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-7,373.2Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-5.82%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201563º
Density [+]202444chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202431ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,302.0
% Immigrant [+]20205.17%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202023.41%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.60‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017241.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202413.00‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.11chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.5%
Population [+]20242,890,664chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020145,184chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020658,057chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.879
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202411º
Life expectancy [+]202477.60chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023596chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202319.60chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202375
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.63
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.66chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.0
Consumption GWh [+]202310,473chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,373chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,917chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,446,857chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/20241,881,106
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,430.70chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/14/20244,604,865
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN