Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.2%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€16,095Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$17,421Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€504chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$545chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,103
Debt ($M) [+]20248,768
Debt (%GDP) [+]202450.33%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€253
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$274
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-399
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-432
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.48%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,610.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,824.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023450.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023487.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.07%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023145.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023156.8chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.51%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024114.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024123.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.24%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.21%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€82
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$88
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€14
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$16
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€5chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4
Corruption Index [+]202325chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019132º
Fragile States Index [+]202479.8chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024110º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$41.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017110º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020161º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,043
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.07
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201528.08
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202211.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20217,800
Exports [+]2023€2,971.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,213.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202320.10%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€4,392.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$4,749.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202329.71%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,421.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,536.9Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-9.61%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202454chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202444ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017261.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.12%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.67%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202332.10‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017182.9chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.53‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.97chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202175.2%
Population [+]202431,964,956chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202035,563chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020193,526chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.487
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202466º
Life expectancy [+]202363.63chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,126chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20154.79chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.14chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,506chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,645chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,428chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202568,733chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/30/20232,628,849
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202544.67chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/30/20233,092,063
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN