Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€21,376M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$23,130M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€9082024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$9822024GDP per capita [+]
12,2372024Debt (M.€.) [+]
13,2412024Debt ($M) [+]
57.25%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€5202024Debt Per Capita [+]
$5622024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,2482024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,3502024Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.84%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
5,948.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,436.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
990.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,071.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart20.30%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart480.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart519.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.78%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,000.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,082.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
17.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
27.83%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2532024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€432023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$472023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$232023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€422024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$462024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
CCC+01/26/2022S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart412023Corruption Index [+]
130º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart94.22024Fragile States Index [+]
80º2024RTI Raking [+]
129º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$57.12023NMW [+]
120º2016Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
151º2020Doing Business [+]
644December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.05December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
15.822015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
18.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Trade
116,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€4,131.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$4,467.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart22.21%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€5,452.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$5,896.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart29.32%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-1,321.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-1,554.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-7.11%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart862024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart149º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
444.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart7.45%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart31.64‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart411.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart4.192023Fertility Rate [+]
43.2%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart23,548,7812024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart723,9892020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,599,3472020Emigrant stock [+]
0.4382022HDI [+]
120º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart61.092023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,6712015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart8.902015Suicide rate [+]
2402017Number of homicides [+]
1.252017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.262023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart3,0962023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart1,7322023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart40012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart22,21712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
5,232,34707/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart16.9912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
7,893,60907/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN