Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€11,756Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$12,712Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€557chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$602chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202310,701
Debt ($M) [+]202311,574
Debt (%GDP) [+]202391.32%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€507
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$548
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-1,073
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-1,160
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-9.15%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,323.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,594.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2020301.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2020344.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202011.50%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022104.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022110.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20223.29%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023118.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023128.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.96%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202328.36%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€157
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$170
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€15
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$18
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€5chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$5chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€6
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$6
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) [+]202212.5%
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 [+]20237.60%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,904.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,140.7Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202324.71%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,011.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-680.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-17.11%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201595º
Density [+]2023178chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202480ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201737.7
% Immigrant [+]20200.98%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.59%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202232.61‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201738.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20226.93‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20223.85chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201950.7%
Population [+]202321,104,482chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020191,362chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020311,052chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.508
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023110º
Life expectancy [+]202262.90chart73.582022Life 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 [+]20231,585chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,837chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20242,686chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202489,168chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/20234,288,014
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024127.27chart008/04/2024COVID-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