Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.8%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€10,902Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$11,797Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€466chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$504chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20249,548
Debt ($M) [+]202410,332
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.58%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€420
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$455
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,199
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,297
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-10.99%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,214.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,477.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022326.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022344.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202416.00%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023103.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023111.6chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.29%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024111.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024120.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.50%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.48%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€141
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$153
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€15
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$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€5
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$5
Fitch Rating [+]03/06/2007B-
Corruption Index [+]202334chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019128º
Fragile States Index [+]202480.5chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202435º
Innovation Ranking [+]2021107º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$43.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017109º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020109º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019598
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.08
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]20157.67
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202313.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201316.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021432,000
Exports [+]2023€892.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$965.5Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20237.19%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,904.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,140.7Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.38%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,011.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-680.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-16.19%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201595º
Density [+]2023192chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202480ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201737.7
% Immigrant [+]20200.92%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.49%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202331.38‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201738.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.36‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.65chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201950.7%
Population [+]202322,729,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020191,362chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020311,052chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.508
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023110º
Life expectancy [+]202367.35chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015947chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.23chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2012279
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20121.78
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.29chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20241,586chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20241,838chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20262,686chart002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/202689,168chart002/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/20234,288,014
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026118.18chart002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/20238,503,954
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN