Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€68,680M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$74,316M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€6,7012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$7,2512024GDP per capita [+]
14,8852024Debt (M.€.) [+]
16,1062024Debt ($M) [+]
21.67%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€1,4562024Debt Per Capita [+]
$1,5752024Debt Per Capita [+]
2,7862024Deficit (M.€) [+]
3,0152024Deficit ($M) [+]
4.06%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
23,289.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
25,200.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
2,453.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,651.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.92%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart932.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,009.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
4.26%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
3,429.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,710.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
15.23%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.91%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,2782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,4652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2422023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2622023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€3352024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$3622024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa307/04/2025Moody's Rating [+]
NR12/05/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB+04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart232023Corruption Index [+]
58º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart72.82024Fragile States Index [+]
50º2024RTI Raking [+]
95º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%2016Q4Unemployment rate [+]
253K2016Q4Unemployed [+]
$202.92024NMW [+]
€183.82024NMW [+]
54º2016Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.791811/16/2024Euro / Manat [+]
1.700011/16/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Money Market
6.50%02/05/2026Key rates [+]
Business
28º2020Doing Business [+]
6,046December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.67December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
134.142015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
23.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Trade
1,508,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€31,349.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$33,898.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart46.82%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€15,985.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$17,285.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart23.87%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€15,364.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$16,613.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart22.94%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart1182024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart106º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]
1,050.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart2.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart11.50%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart285.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart5.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
6.10‰2022Crude marriage rate [+]
6.0%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart10,224,8892024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart252,2282020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,163,9222020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7602022HDI [+]
103º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart74.432023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart3192015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart3.282015Suicide rate [+]
2062024Number of homicides [+]
2.162023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.142023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5912024Annual crude oil production [+]
7,000.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart23,8572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart29,0882023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart10,35301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart836,51001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,862,49408/28/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart1,012.5301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
13,857,11108/28/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN