Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€16,821Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$18,201Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,941chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,511chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,523
Debt ($M) [+]20247,058
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.78%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,739
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,964
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-653
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-707
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.88%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,384.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,908.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,023.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,095.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202415.96%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023725.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023783.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.07%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024100.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024108.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.60%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.96%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,681
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,901
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€417
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$451
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€291chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$314chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45
Moody's Rating [+]04/25/2025B3
Fitch Rating [+]09/15/2008B-
Corruption Index [+]202342chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201986º
Fragile States Index [+]202464.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202455º
Innovation Ranking [+]202468º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q31.4%
Unemployed [+]2024Q320K
NMW [+]2025$317.5
NMW [+]2025€281.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201762º
Markets
Euro / Moldovan leu [+]01/23/202619.9557
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/202617.0532
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 2023-1.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20256.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/11/20255.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202048º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 202511.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20196,406
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.56
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015201.37
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201520.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202012.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022162,000
Exports [+]2023€3,744.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$4,048.6Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202324.23%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€8,021.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,673.7Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202351.91%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,277.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,625.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.68%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201577º
Density [+]202470chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202463ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20233.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,640.0
% Immigrant [+]20203.95%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202043.86%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.80‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017346.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202413.90‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20236.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]202331.6%
Population [+]20242,381,325chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020104,438chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,159,443chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.763
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202413º
Life expectancy [+]202371.90chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022359chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202214.29chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202378
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.54
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.50chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20235,674chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20235,054chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202512,290chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025656,435chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20231,078,961
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20255,160.99chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20232,293,086
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN