Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,063K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,715,593Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,830,489Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,970chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,034chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€405,098M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,000,372
Debt ($M) [+]20241,082,457
Debt (%GDP) [+]202458.31%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€7,563
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,183
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-98,243
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-106,305
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.73%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024520,170.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024562,853.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202256,594.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202259,536.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.24%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202451,801,498,735.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202348,009.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.36%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202415,324.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202416,351.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.97%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202430.32%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,933
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,255
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€435
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$459
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€392chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$370chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€116
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$125
Moody's Rating [+]11/14/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]07/06/2022BBB
Fitch Rating [+]04/15/2020BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202331chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201948º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202456º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20252.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,555K
NMW [+]2024$319.1
NMW [+]2024€288.1
Average Wage [+]2015$6,671
Average Wage [+]2024€11,313
Human Capital Ranking [+]201769º
Markets
Euro / Mexican pesos [+]01/13/202620.8587
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/202617.8540
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/13/20269.10%
Risk Premium [+]01/13/2026629
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/2026-0.09%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20253.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]July 20253.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20257.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]201954º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-3.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]October 2025613,824
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]October 202511.67
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,002,047
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020351.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202317.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201016.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202235.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202238,325,600
Exports [+]2023€548,418.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$593,005.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202332.98%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€574,749.3Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$621,476.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.57%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-26,330.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-28,464.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.58%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201533º
Density [+]202468chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024138ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201730,600.0
% Immigrant [+]20200.93%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.72%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.71‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,749.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.16‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202429.6%
Population [+]2024132,274,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,197,624chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202011,185,737chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.781
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202433º
Life expectancy [+]202375.07chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20249,051chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20246.84chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202433,550
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202425.80
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.52chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,842
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20215,786.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023283,427chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023326,836chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025335,090chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20257,629,707chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/03/202381,849,962
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,533.30chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/03/2023223,158,993
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN