Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,942K2025Q1Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€26,195M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$29,614M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€7,9212024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$8,5712024GDP per capita [+]
€6,615M2025Q1Quarterly GDP [+]
8,0812024Debt (M.€.) [+]
8,7442024Debt ($M) [+]
29.53%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,3722024Debt Per Capita [+]
$2,5672024Debt Per Capita [+]
-5152024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-5572024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.88%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
11,856.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
12,829.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
828.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
896.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart10.18%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart1,532.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,656.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
14.42%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
195.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
221.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.73%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
43.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€3,4812024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3,7662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2392023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2592023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€4812023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€592024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B308/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B+08/04/2023S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart352023Corruption Index [+]
92º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart71.02024Fragile States Index [+]
39º2024RTI Raking [+]
80º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
12.2%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
11.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
162K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$352.82024NMW [+]
€320.12024NMW [+]
Markets
1.955801/15/2026Euro / Convertible mark [+]
1.682901/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.52%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
90º2020Doing Business [+]
-4.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
10,038December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
3.25December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
259.092015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
17.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
915,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€8,218.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$8,896.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart31.38%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€14,650.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$15,857.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart55.93%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-6,431.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-6,961.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-24.55%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.0%May 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart672024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart61º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.60‰2012Crude divorce rate [+]
2,009.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart1.03%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart48.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart7.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart53.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart10.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
4.98‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
16.9%2015% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart3,406,5682024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart36,0422020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,687,6392020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7792022HDI [+]
78º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.852023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2282015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart6.482015Suicide rate [+]
392023Number of homicides [+]
1.222023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart6.332023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart12,8672023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart17,7102023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart16,40712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart404,28912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
846,08001/29/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart4,816.2812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,924,95001/29/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN