Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.2%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q23,276K
Annual GDP [+]2024€7,645Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$8,272Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,260chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,259chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€2,042M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20244,645
Debt ($M) [+]20245,026
Debt (%GDP) [+]202460.76%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€7,452
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,063
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-215
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-233
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.81%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,324.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,596.6
14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022407.5chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022428.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.25%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023115.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023125.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.74%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.48%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,333
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,770
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€663chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$697chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€185
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$200
Moody's Rating [+]09/27/2024Ba3
S&P Rating [+]08/30/2024B+
Corruption Index [+]202346chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201973º
Fragile States Index [+]202456.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202461º
Innovation Ranking [+]202465º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q412.2%
Unemployed [+]2023Q439K
NMW [+]2025$759.7
NMW [+]2025€670.0
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/11/20250.8639
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/11/202512.06%
Prices
HICP [+]September 20254.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20252.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202050º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-5.2%
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201921.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20209.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,036,000
Exports [+]2024€614.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$665.6Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20248.04%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€4,068.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$4,403.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202453.21%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-3,453.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,737.6Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-45.17%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20255.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201568º
Density [+]202445chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202435ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017426.3
% Immigrant [+]202011.44%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202021.42%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201775.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.20‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.76chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20215.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202220.3%
Population [+]2024623,327chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202070,999chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020132,965chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.844
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202467º
Life expectancy [+]202377.60chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201569chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201511.07chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20235
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.79
Energy and Environment
2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,719chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,187chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20252,654chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025251,280chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/26/2022284,869
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20254,257.80chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/26/2022679,171
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN