Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q330,943K
Annual GDP [+]2023€79,310Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$85,755Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€118,770chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$129,810chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q3€20,795M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202320,262
Debt ($M) [+]202322,020
Debt (%GDP) [+]202325.50%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€30,150
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$32,765
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-552
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-1,074
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.70%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202337,968.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]202341,256.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,646.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,839.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.74%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20233,941,302,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20234,322.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.48%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023594.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023642.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.62%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202347.90%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€56,496
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$61,390
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,564
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,954
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€5,891chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$6,540chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€890
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$972
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 [+]January 20256.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q424K
NMW [+]2025$2,740.4
NMW [+]2025€2,638.0
Average Wage [+]2023$79,387
Average Wage [+]2023€73,418
Human Capital Ranking [+]201730º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/14/20250.9184
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/14/202521.33%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20251.7%
HICP [+]February 20251.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-4.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%
Business
Doing Business [+]202072º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20251.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202489,727
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202271.86
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021775.27
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202342.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,013,000
Exports [+]2024€14,983.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$17,162.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.05%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€23,186.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$25,581.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202330.67%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-8,203.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-8,387.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-10.62%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 202511.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201519º
Density [+]2023259chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20221.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,746.1
% Immigrant [+]202046.96%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202012.88%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.50‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,321.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.60‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.25chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20223.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202418.1%
Population [+]2023672,050chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020298,062chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202081,757chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.927
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202446º
Life expectancy [+]202383.40chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202348chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20237.14chart15.572015Suicide 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 [+]20235,870chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023810chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20241,000chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/2024393,542chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/11/2023462,702
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,487.98chart008/04/2024COVID-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