Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.9%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€13,795Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$14,938Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€11,073chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$11,991chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202311,157
Debt ($M) [+]202312,068
Debt (%GDP) [+]202376.43%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€8,936
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$9,665
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-614
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-664
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-4.20%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,902.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,220.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024564.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024598.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202414.19%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023321.5chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023347.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.24%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202420.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202422.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20240.48%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202326.73%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€3,125
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,380
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€453
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$490
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€252chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$273chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€17
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$18
Moody's Rating [+]01/30/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]07/21/2023BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202351chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201952º
Fragile States Index [+]202437.8chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202455º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q45.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q432K
NMW [+]2024$3,394.8
NMW [+]2024€3,079.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201774º
Markets
Euro / Mauritian rupees [+]01/13/202654.5259
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/202646.7524
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/28/20250%
Business
Doing Business [+]202013º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20197,722
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20198.25
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015187.53
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202222.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200615.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022997,000
Exports [+]2023€2,122.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,295.4Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202316.28%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,801.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,273.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202344.50%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,678.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,984.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-28.22%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201542º
Density [+]2024620chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202422ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017262.1
% Immigrant [+]20202.28%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.45%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017225.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.40‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.39chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.4%
Population [+]20241,245,779chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202028,893chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020182,973chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.796
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024107º
Life expectancy [+]202373.41chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015119chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.41chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202229
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.27
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.29chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,084chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20233,264chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,074chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025332,105chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/30/20231,088,142
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025862.11chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/30/20232,616,012
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN