Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart-1.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
3,166K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€588,911M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$633,267M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€12,4982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$13,5232024GDP per capita [+]
€144,174M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
498,5302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
539,4372024Debt ($M) [+]
84.65%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€10,9472024Debt Per Capita [+]
$11,8462024Debt Per Capita [+]
2,6962024Deficit (M.€) [+]
2,9182024Deficit ($M) [+]
0.46%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
182,675.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
197,664.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
35,382.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
38,102.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart13.97%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart37,655,700,091.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart39,959.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.35%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
3,641.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,915.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
31.02%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4,0112024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4,3412024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€7582023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$8202023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€8272023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$8772023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$842024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa107/17/2025Moody's Rating [+]
CCC+12/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
C03/24/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart372023Corruption Index [+]
83º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart44.22024Fragile States Index [+]
34º2024RTI Raking [+]
76º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
8.5%September 2016Unemployment Rate [+]
6.9%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
994K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
$337.12023NMW [+]
€310.82023NMW [+]
52º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,700.426912/18/2025Euro / Argentinian pesos [+]
1,453.166712/18/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-9.52%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
32.4%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
29.00%01/31/2025Key rates [+]
Business
126º2020Doing Business [+]
400,592February 2020Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.77February 2020Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
610,7252023Motor vehicle production [+]
310.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
3,890,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€61,766.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$66,788.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart10.30%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€68,171.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$73,713.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart11.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-6,404.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-6,928.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-1.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
31º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart162023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart47º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
688.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart5.05%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart2.38%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.06‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart3,960.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.67‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
38.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart45,538,4012023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart2,281,7282020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,076,1482020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8492022HDI [+]
32º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.402023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart3,2212022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.102022Suicide rate [+]
2,0462023Number of homicides [+]
4.492023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.932023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
7012024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,482.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart114,6672023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart130,3322023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart130,83001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart10,118,70001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
34,900,61201/27/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart2,872.9601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
116,978,52001/27/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN