Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q416,133K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,132,733Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,226,048Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€62,950chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$68,330chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€289,478M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023481,468
Debt ($M) [+]2023519,884
Debt (%GDP) [+]202345.10%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€26,833
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$28,974
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-3,820
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-4,132
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.40%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023461,217.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023498,843.2
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202145,023.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202156,695.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.02%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202388,304,812,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202395,483,993,215.6chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.92%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202316,361.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202317,691.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.39%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202343.20%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€25,705
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$27,802
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,568
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,049
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,958chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,361chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€915
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$994
Moody's Rating [+]02/28/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]11/20/2015AAA
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202379chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202419.5chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202477º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]February 20253.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.6%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4362K
NMW [+]2025$2,278.3
NMW [+]2025€2,193.0
Average Wage [+]2023$67,344
Average Wage [+]2023€62,281
Human Capital Ranking [+]201713º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/20/20250.9231
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/20/20252.94%
Risk Premium [+]03/20/202516
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/20/20254.62%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20253.8%
HICP [+]February 20253.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20252.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%
Business
Doing Business [+]202042º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024730,352
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202221.73
Motor vehicle production [+]2017157,280
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021589.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202338.7%
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201221.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.1%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,063,000
Exports [+]2024€852,607.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$921,583.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202475.17%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€752,456.9Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$811,897.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202466.22%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€100,150.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$109,686.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.95%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20251.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]2023432chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202418ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20221.30‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,405.7
% Immigrant [+]202013.50%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.55%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.20‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,615.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.50‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.43chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20224.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.1%
Population [+]202317,942,942chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,358,333chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020970,403chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.946
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202428º
Life expectancy [+]202381.90chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20222,010chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202210.80chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.09chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202327
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021137.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023108,141chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023118,736chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202422,986chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20248,640,008chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/202311,768,644
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,281.06chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/29/202339,764,182
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN