Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
3,855K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€305,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$330,267M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€15,1932024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$16,4392024GDP per capita [+]
€76,194M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
127,1032024Debt (M.€.) [+]
137,5332024Debt ($M) [+]
41.65%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€6,4312024Debt Per Capita [+]
$6,9582024Debt Per Capita [+]
-8,5912024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-9,2962024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.82%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
81,563.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
88,256.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
14,000.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
14,796.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart18.38%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart17,713,721,087.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart16,875.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
19.30%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
4,815.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
5,211.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.84%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
26.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4,1272024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4,4652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€7062022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$7442022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€8822024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$8542024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2402024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2592024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A206/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A10/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
A-10/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart662023Corruption Index [+]
33º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart41.12024Fragile States Index [+]
51º2024RTI Raking [+]
51º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
8.4%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
8.4%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
853K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$514.42024NMW [+]
€464.62024NMW [+]
$12,9842020Average Wage [+]
€20,0182023Average Wage [+]
53º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,033.620001/13/2026Euro / Chilean pesos [+]
885.710001/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.9%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
-6.7%August 2023PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
4.50%12/17/2025Key rates [+]
Business
59º2020Doing Business [+]
-0.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
218,642December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
15.68December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
244.142020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
20.6%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
19.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
40.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,030,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€87,447.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$94,557.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart28.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€78,893.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$85,308.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart25.42%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€8,553.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$9,431.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart2.76%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.6%December 2016Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
21º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart262024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart64º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
104.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart8.45%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.31%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.96‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart892.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.172023Fertility Rate [+]
6.5%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart19,764,7712024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,645,0152020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart643,8002020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8602022HDI [+]
21º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart81.172023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2,1002022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart10.602022Suicide rate [+]
1,2482023Number of homicides [+]
6.352023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.452023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
22024Annual crude oil production [+]
150.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart81,5482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart86,1572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart62,87812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart5,410,35212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
17,700,11602/08/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart3,181.3212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
66,864,90012/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN