Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,538K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€54,1512024Debt Per Capita [+]
$58,4552024Debt Per Capita [+]
-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€28,1752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$30,4202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
AA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart732023Corruption Index [+]
22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
122º2024RTI Raking [+]
24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.4%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,394.82025NMW [+]
€2,112.02025NMW [+]
$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.852701/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.31%01/20/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
4501/20/2026Risk Premium [+]
3.36%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
0.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
46º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€512,373.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$554,583.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€486,057.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$526,098.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€26,316.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$28,484.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.6%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart3882024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.472023Fertility Rate [+]
4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
11.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart11,900,1232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9422022HDI [+]
12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
1252021Number of homicides [+]
1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart34,33912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart4,904,52012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart2,885.6012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN