Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,376K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€2,014,143M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$2,179,413M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€9,4752024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$10,2522024GDP per capita [+]
€503,708M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
1,758,0212024Debt (M.€.) [+]
1,902,2752024Debt ($M) [+]
87.28%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€8,2932024Debt Per Capita [+]
$8,9732024Debt Per Capita [+]
-124,6782024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-134,9082024Deficit ($M) [+]
-6.19%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
919,969.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
995,457.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
104,071.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
109,683.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.93%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart87,002.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart94,085.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.48%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
19,593.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
21,200.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.10%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
45.68%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4,3402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4,6962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4942022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€4122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$4462023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€922024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba105/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BB12/19/2023S&P Rating [+]
BB-05/05/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart362023Corruption Index [+]
71º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart70.32024Fragile States Index [+]
28º2024RTI Raking [+]
50º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
13.2%August 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
11.7%2018Q4Unemployment rate [+]
12,193K2018Q4Unemployed [+]
$291.02024NMW [+]
€263.32024NMW [+]
77º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
6.254401/14/2026Euro / Brazilian reals [+]
5.378901/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
7.3%August 2015PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
15.00%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
109º2019Doing Business [+]
1,948,681December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
12.43December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
2,324,8382023Motor vehicle production [+]
218.592020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
33.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
27.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
3,630,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€314,155.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$339,695.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart15.51%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€233,709.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$252,710.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart11.54%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€80,445.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$86,985.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart3.97%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
-1.9%January 2022Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
56º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart131º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2,698.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.52%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart0.91%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart12.32‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,758.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
26.5%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart211,998,5732024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,079,7082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,897,1282020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7602022HDI [+]
70º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart75.852023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart15,4952021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.302021Suicide rate [+]
40,6982023Number of homicides [+]
19.282023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.202023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
3,3562024Annual crude oil production [+]
12,714.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart610,3942023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart702,2022023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart703,65912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart37,937,34712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
176,164,20003/22/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart3,319.1712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
516,237,12012/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN