Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart5.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€23,987M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$25,955M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€7,6992024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$8,3302024GDP per capita [+]
11,9842024Debt (M.€.) [+]
12,9672024Debt ($M) [+]
49.96%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3,8962024Debt Per Capita [+]
$4,2152024Debt Per Capita [+]
-8852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-9582024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.69%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
6,954.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,525.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
545.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
587.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart8.71%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart327.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart354.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
5.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,314.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,422.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
18.33%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
28.99%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,2612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,4462024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1802023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1942023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$4572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba306/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BB-02/20/2026S&P Rating [+]
B+10/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart472023Corruption Index [+]
69º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart68.12024Fragile States Index [+]
38º2024RTI Raking [+]
63º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.7%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
115K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
$185.32024NMW [+]
€167.52024NMW [+]
49º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
439.270003/10/2026Euro / Dram [+]
377.410003/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
2.7%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
6.50%12/16/2025Key rates [+]
Business
47º2020Doing Business [+]
970December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.41December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
23.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
23.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,666,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€7,782.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$8,415.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart34.80%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€11,382.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$12,308.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart50.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,600.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,892.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-16.10%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
43º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1032024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart77º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,539.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart6.42%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart32.34%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart292.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart8.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.902023Fertility Rate [+]
5.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
23.7%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart3,076,2522024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart190,3492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart958,1902020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7862022HDI [+]
64º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.472023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1622015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart5.392015Suicide rate [+]
652023Number of homicides [+]
2.212023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.632023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart7,0182024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart9,0282024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart8,78502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart454,89302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,030,75810/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart2,855.7502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
2,256,91910/01/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN