Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.7%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,261K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€2,073,496M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$2,320,053M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€50,3962024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$54,5312024GDP per capita [+]
€505,905M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
2,307,8462024Debt (M.€.) [+]
2,497,2172024Debt ($M) [+]
111.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€55,9312024Debt Per Capita [+]
$60,5212024Debt Per Capita [+]
-41,7602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-45,1872024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.01%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
927,170.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,003,249.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
91,139.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
99,629.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.22%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart164,386.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart177,921.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
17.76%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
27,225.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
29,806.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.08%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
44.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€22,4702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$24,3142024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,2802023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2,4662023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€3,9812024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$4,4772024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€6622024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7162024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa05/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA07/29/2002S&P Rating [+]
AA+06/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart762023Corruption Index [+]
14º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
53º2024RTI Raking [+]
14º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.7%February 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.9%2025Q1Unemployment rate [+]
1,547K2025Q1Unemployed [+]
$1,994.52025NMW [+]
€1,921.42025NMW [+]
$39,7922015Average Wage [+]
€56,0822024Average Wage [+]
14º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.572603/13/2026Euro / Canadian dollars [+]
1.358703/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.51%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
5303/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
1.53%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.3%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
5.4%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.25%10/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
23º2020Doing Business [+]
247,205December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
46.50December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,553,0262023Motor vehicle production [+]
704.422020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
34.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
5.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
53.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
12,824,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€526,161.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$568,938.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart26.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€527,590.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$570,484.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart26.26%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-1,429.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-1,161.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-0.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
7.3%December 2022Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart42025Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart11º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1,340.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart21.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart24,559.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart8.10‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart41,651,6532025Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart8,049,3232020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,292,3292020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9352022HDI [+]
36º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart81.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart3,5892022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart9.202022Suicide rate [+]
7782023Number of homicides [+]
1.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart14.912023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,7762024Annual crude oil production [+]
170,300.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart573,1852024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart611,3452024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart55,28202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart4,819,05502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
31,762,13002/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart1,327.2502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
102,877,16007/24/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN