Country comparison North Macedonia vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q32,369K
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,672Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,679Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€8,590chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$9,169chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€4,318M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,452
Debt ($M) [+]20249,146
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.83%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,637
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,018
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-685
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-742
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.45%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,661.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,125.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2002139.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2002132.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20028.64%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023623.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023674.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.05%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024329.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024350.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.55%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202436.73%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,106
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,361
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002€69
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002$65
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€340chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$368chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€181
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$193
S&P Rating [+]05/24/2013BB-
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020BB+
Corruption Index [+]202342chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201982º
Fragile States Index [+]202458.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202426º
Innovation Ranking [+]202458º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202511.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q311.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q392K
NMW [+]2023$388.9
NMW [+]2026€586.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201767º
Markets
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20261.19%
Prices
HICP [+]December 20253.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.0%
Business
Doing Business [+]202017º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,060
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.24
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015205.56
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022537,000
Exports [+]2025€8,008.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$9,049.1Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202449.67%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€11,545.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$13,046.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202470.61%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,537.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-3,997.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-20.94%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202471chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202438ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017314.0
% Immigrant [+]20206.35%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202033.54%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.80‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017128.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.10‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20216.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202322.2%
Population [+]20241,822,612chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020131,311chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020693,896chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.765
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202458º
Life expectancy [+]202375.32chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2010122chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20105.90chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202328
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.53
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.19chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20235,364chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,206chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,991chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026352,093chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/07/2023838,181
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20265,481.69chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/07/20231,862,987
North Macedonia
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN