Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€12,356Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$13,370Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,133chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,472chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20237,701
Debt ($M) [+]20238,329
Debt (%GDP) [+]202367.16%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€2,630
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$2,845
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-361
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-390
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.14%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,243.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,589.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,122.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,214.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202524.58%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023636.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023688.4chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.99%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024337.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024365.7
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.13%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202337.01%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,449
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,567
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€375
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$406
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€215chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$232chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€113
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$122
Moody's Rating [+]04/05/2024B1
Fitch Rating [+]06/24/2022BB-
Corruption Index [+]202349chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201994º
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202417º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024102º
Labour
Human Capital Ranking [+]201799º
Markets
Euro / Namibian dollars [+]02/06/202619.1408
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202616.2252
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20265.82%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/15/20256.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020104º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201115.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202037.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022461,000
Exports [+]2023€5,075.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$5,488.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202344.26%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€6,694.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$7,239.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202358.39%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,619.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,160.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-14.12%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20234chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202462ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201743.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.07%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.78%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202325.89‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20178.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.17‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.21chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201517.4%
Population [+]20232,928,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020109,391chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202047,770chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.610
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202367.39chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015188chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.03chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021315
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202111.21
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.53chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20233,891chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,890chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20264,110chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026172,557chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/12/2023550,978
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,403.69chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/12/20231,005,937
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN