Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€24,4912024Debt Per Capita [+]
$26,5002024Debt Per Capita [+]
-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€7,0092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$7,5842024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
B204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
B+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
B+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart692023Corruption Index [+]
77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
$736.72024NMW [+]
79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
128º2020Doing Business [+]
387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart6572023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart282,3362023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8092022HDI [+]
31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
212023Number of homicides [+]
7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20260chart59301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20260chart109,14101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20260chart2,100.3301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN