Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€390,208Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$422,227Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€11,662chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$12,619chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024273,476
Debt ($M) [+]2024295,916
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.08%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,173
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,844
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-15,412
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-16,676
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.95%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202493,106.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024100,745.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,997.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,048.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.10%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20237,318.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,913.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.94%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,853.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,169.7
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.52%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.86%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,783
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,011
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€393
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$425
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€208chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$225chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€115
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$125
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 [+]02/13/20264.6351
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20263.9005
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20263.72%
Money Market
Key rates [+]07/09/20252.75%
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) [+]202313.1%
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 [+]202378.24%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€245,768.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$265,749.5Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.46%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 [+]202311.77%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024101chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202410ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,634.0
% Immigrant [+]202010.71%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.73%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.41‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,187.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.16‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.55chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20235.8%
Population [+]202433,460,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,476,560chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,860,037chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.807
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024114º
Life expectancy [+]202376.66chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,752chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.62chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023258
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.73
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.30chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024477
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023178,653chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023192,979chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202637,351chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20265,329,836chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/14/202427,551,144
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,116.29chart001/18/2026COVID-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