Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
4,652K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€104,769M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$113,343M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€16,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$17,4352024GDP per capita [+]
€29,949M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
24,9772024Debt (M.€.) [+]
27,0242024Debt ($M) [+]
23.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3,8802024Debt Per Capita [+]
$4,1982024Debt Per Capita [+]
-3,1912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-3,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
41,060.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
41,133.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
3,874.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,079.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart4,726,292,565.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart5,094.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,746.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,888.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
39.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€6,3782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$6,3902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$6332022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€7332023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$7902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2712023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2942023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa101/24/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+07/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart452023Corruption Index [+]
49º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart49.42024Fragile States Index [+]
58º2024RTI Raking [+]
38º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.6%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
111K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$624.42025NMW [+]
€550.72025NMW [+]
$15,4462024Average Wage [+]
€14,2712024Average Wage [+]
32º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.955812/11/2025Euro / Bulgarian Lev [+]
1.669612/11/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.21%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.5%April 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.8%October 2025HICP [+]
17.6%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.81%12/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
61º2020Doing Business [+]
-7.6%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
82,005December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
5.82December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
518.352020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
30.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%04/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
5,557,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€44,249.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$47,894.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart42.23%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€50,840.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$55,029.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart48.53%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-6,591.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-7,134.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-6.29%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.7%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
49º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart26º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
2,223.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart2.82%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart25.77%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart145.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart15.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.812023Fertility Rate [+]
3.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
21.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart6,437,3602024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart184,3632020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,683,0742020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7992022HDI [+]
60º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart75.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart4522023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.012023Suicide rate [+]
742023Number of homicides [+]
1.092023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart5.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart34,1782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart39,4832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/20250chart38,77211/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20250chart1,340,40711/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
2,078,00606/29/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20250chart6,022.9711/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
4,726,61406/29/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN