Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.3%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,517Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,052Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,130chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,454chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,689
Debt ($M) [+]20249,402
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024133.32%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,462
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$17,813
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-906
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-980
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-13.90%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,003.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,249.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023315.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023341.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20259.65%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023444.9chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023481.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.57%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202446.08%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,690
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,157
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€795
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$860
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€846chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$915chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Fitch Rating [+]10/29/2021B-
Corruption Index [+]202339chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202460.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202422º
Labour
NMW [+]2022$370.5
NMW [+]2022€327.0
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/202615.4200
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20251.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/01/20127.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020147º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,675,000
Exports [+]2023€389.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$421.4Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.38%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€3,234.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,497.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202352.91%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,844.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,075.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-46.54%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20241,759chart2202024Density [+]
152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.0
% Immigrant [+]202018.54%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.98%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.02‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017188.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20232.34‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.58chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20195.4%
Population [+]2024527,799chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202070,079chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,715chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.762
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024132º
Life expectancy [+]202381.04chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201531chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.01chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20193
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20190.62
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.00chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023821chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023847chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025316chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025186,694chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/25/2023385,167
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025598.71chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/25/2023951,764
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN