Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€21,991Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$23,795Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,203chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,712chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20249,688
Debt ($M) [+]202410,483
Debt (%GDP) [+]202444.06%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,733
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,957
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024307
Deficit ($M) [+]2024332
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20241.39%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,246.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,923.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023687.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023743.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.78%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023513.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023554.8chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024163.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024176.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.01%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,326
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,517
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€196
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$212
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€150chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$162chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€46
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$50
Moody's Rating [+]10/16/2025B1
S&P Rating [+]10/30/2025BB-
Fitch Rating [+]07/04/2019B
Corruption Index [+]202333chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019102º
Fragile States Index [+]202450.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202467º
Innovation Ranking [+]202467º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.1%
Unemployed [+]2024Q171K
NMW [+]2024$193.5
NMW [+]2024€174.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201751º
Markets
Euro / Tugrik [+]02/18/20264,232.2000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/18/20263,565.7600
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20260.49%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20267.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/10/202512.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202081º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20192,970
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.15
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201810.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022286,000
Exports [+]2023€14,045.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$15,186.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202374.78%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€8,554.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$9,250.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202345.55%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€5,490.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$5,932.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202329.23%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201572º
Density [+]20242chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202445ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017269.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.64%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.44%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202319.00‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201766.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.50‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.70chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202227.1%
Population [+]20243,545,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202021,345chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202082,098chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.741
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202485º
Life expectancy [+]202372.12chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015836chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201527.35chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024196
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20235.92
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.45chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202414
Consumption GWh [+]20238,997chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20237,911chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20262,136chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,011,489chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/17/20232,185,282
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026602.54chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/17/20235,668,144
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN