Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.8%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,427Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,606Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,972chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,298chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024100,536
Debt ($M) [+]2024108,785
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.73%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,690
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,911
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-5,822
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-6,299
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.92%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202449,048.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]202453,072.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20238,130.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,794.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202423.28%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,578.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20234,951.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.61%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,218.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,646.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.67%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.05%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,313
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,420
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€220
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$238
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€121chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$131chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€140
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$151
Moody's Rating [+]09/27/2024Ba1
S&P Rating [+]03/29/2024BB+
Fitch Rating [+]10/23/2020BB+
Corruption Index [+]202338chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201975º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.8chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202492º
Innovation Ranking [+]202466º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2016Q39.6%
Unemployed [+]2016Q31,142K
NMW [+]2024$315.4
NMW [+]2024€285.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017118º
Markets
Euro / Moroccan dirhams [+]01/22/202610.7405
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20269.1853
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/2026-1.08%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 2025-0.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/20/20252.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202053º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023145,218
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20234.36
Motor vehicle production [+]2023535,825
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020114.60
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202229.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201320.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202038.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,869,000
Exports [+]2023€38,510.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$41,641.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202328.52%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€63,471.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$68,632.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202347.00%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-24,960.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-26,990.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-18.48%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201584º
Density [+]202484chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202479ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,467.2
% Immigrant [+]20200.28%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20209.07%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.70‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017102.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.64‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.23chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20223.9%
Population [+]202437,370,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020102,358chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,262,222chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.698
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024137º
Life expectancy [+]202375.31chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,644chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20154.82chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024635
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.71
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.82chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20210.7
Consumption GWh [+]202336,379chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202342,311chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202516,305chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,279,115chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/14/202323,521,988
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025436.31chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/14/202355,389,600
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN