Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€18,783Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$20,315Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€5,359chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$5,796chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20238,789
Debt ($M) [+]20239,506
Debt (%GDP) [+]202346.80%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€2,508
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$2,712
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023513
Deficit ($M) [+]2023555
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20232.73%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,989.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]20236,478.1
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022692.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022730.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20224.26%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022508.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022535.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20229.25%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023113.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023122.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.73%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202331.89%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,709
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,848
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€200
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$211
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€150chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$158chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€32
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$35
Moody's Rating [+]11/18/2024B2
S&P Rating [+]10/04/2024B+
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 [+]03/27/20253,753.5600
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/27/20253,486.8200
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/26/2025-2.75%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20259.6%
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) [+]202224.6%
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 [+]20232chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202445ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017269.5
% Immigrant [+]20200.64%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.44%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202220.45‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201766.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20225.48‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20222.77chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202227.1%
Population [+]20233,505,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202021,345chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202082,098chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.741
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202485º
Life expectancy [+]202272.67chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015836chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201527.35chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023203
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20235.92
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.45chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202315
Consumption GWh [+]20238,997chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20237,911chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20242,136chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,011,489chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/18/20222,175,617
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024609.42chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/18/20225,492,919
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN