Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q232,129K
Annual GDP [+]2024€86,180Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$93,280Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€127,030chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$138,757chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€21,911M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202422,649
Debt ($M) [+]202424,514
Debt (%GDP) [+]202426.30%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,211
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,946
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024766
Deficit ($M) [+]2024961
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.90%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202440,368.7
Expenditure ($M) [+]202443,704.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20222,843.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,025.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.45%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20244,351,675,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,710,143,256.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.48%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023615.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023665.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.62%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202446.80%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€59,194
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$64,085
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€4,340
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,643
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,475chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$7,009chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€921
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,007
Moody's Rating [+]02/07/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]04/28/1994AAA
Fitch Rating [+]03/06/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202378chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201918º
Fragile States Index [+]202418.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024117º
Innovation Ranking [+]202420º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20256.9%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q26.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q223K
NMW [+]2025$3,066.1
NMW [+]2025€2,704.0
Average Wage [+]2024$80,416
Average Wage [+]2024€74,296
Human Capital Ranking [+]201730º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/07/20250.8650
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/07/202526.26%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20252.8%
HICP [+]October 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-4.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202072º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-3.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202489,727
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202271.86
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021775.27
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,013,000
Exports [+]2024€14,984.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$16,219.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202417.39%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€23,425.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$25,355.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202427.18%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-8,440.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-9,135.7Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-9.79%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20252.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201519º
Density [+]2024263chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,746.1
% Immigrant [+]202046.96%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202012.88%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.50‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,321.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.60‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.25chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202418.1%
Population [+]2024681,973chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020298,062chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202081,757chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.927
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202446º
Life expectancy [+]202483.50chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202348chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.00chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202210
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.53
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.18chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20235,862chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023801chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20251,000chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025399,262chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/11/2023462,702
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20251,466.33chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/25/20231,374,547
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN