Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€369,557Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$399,705Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€11,179chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$12,091chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023257,812
Debt ($M) [+]2023278,844
Debt (%GDP) [+]202369.76%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€7,799
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$8,435
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-16,821
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-18,193
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-4.55%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202389,333.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]202396,621.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202213,560.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202214,290.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202220.15%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20227,648.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20228,042.8chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20228.01%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,435.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,715.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.11%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202324.17%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€2,702
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$2,923
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€415
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$438
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€220chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$232chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€104
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$112
Moody's Rating [+]01/24/2025A3
S&P Rating [+]06/27/2022A-
Fitch Rating [+]12/04/2020BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202350chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201927º
Fragile States Index [+]202453.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202433º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q13.4%
Unemployed [+]2017Q1513K
NMW [+]2024$326.8
NMW [+]2024€295.4
Human Capital Ranking [+]201733º
Markets
Euro / Malaysian ringgit [+]03/21/20254.7866
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/21/20254.4230
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/21/2025-8.33%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/03/20233.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202012º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023604,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202320.06
Motor vehicle production [+]2023774,600
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020547.01
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201910.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,071,000
Exports [+]2023€289,309.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$312,830.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202378.29%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€245,768.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$265,749.5Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.50%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€43,540.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$47,090.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202311.78%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023100chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202410ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,634.0
% Immigrant [+]202010.71%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.73%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202215.02‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,187.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20225.44‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20221.79chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20216.2%
Population [+]202333,059,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,476,560chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,860,037chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.807
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024114º
Life expectancy [+]202276.26chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,752chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.62chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021243
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20210.71
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.30chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2023501
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023178,653chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023192,979chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202437,351chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20245,309,410chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/202427,551,144
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,129.83chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/14/202472,657,288
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN