Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€17,326,316M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$18,743,802M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€12,3032024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$13,3132024GDP per capita [+]
15,303,8372024Debt (M.€.) [+]
16,559,5782024Debt ($M) [+]
88.33%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€10,8562024Debt Per Capita [+]
$11,7472024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,272,4222024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,376,8302024Deficit ($M) [+]
-7.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
5,708,696.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,177,118.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
572,991.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
604,158.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
10.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart500,513.12022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart525,894.22022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.80%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
281,313.72023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
304,263.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.97%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
32.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4,0502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4,3822024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4062022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4282022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€3512022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3692022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2002023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A112/05/2023Moody's Rating [+]
A+09/21/2017S&P Rating [+]
A+11/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart422023Corruption Index [+]
28º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart64.42024Fragile States Index [+]
90º2024RTI Raking [+]
11º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.1%2014Q4Unemployment rate [+]
$271.82024NMW [+]
€245.82024NMW [+]
34º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
8.119705/23/2025Euro / Chinese yuan [+]
7.188105/23/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-0.10%05/23/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.2%November 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
-2.7%April 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.00%05/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
46º2019Doing Business [+]
3.9%March 2023IPI Year on Year [+]
26,062,824December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
21.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
30,160,9662023Motor vehicle production [+]
225.222020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
20.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
7,967,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€3,125,177.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$3,379,254.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart18.50%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€2,364,343.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$2,556,565.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart14.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€760,833.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$823,222.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart4.50%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
10.6%March 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
52º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1472023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart89º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
63,859.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart0.74%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart6.39‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart2,827.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.87‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.002023Fertility Rate [+]
0%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart1,409,670,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,039,6752020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart10,461,1702020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7882022HDI [+]
106º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.952023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart138,6222015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart10.022015Suicide rate [+]
7,1572020Number of homicides [+]
0.502020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart9.242023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,2342024Annual crude oil production [+]
26,022.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart8,928,4512023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart9,267,1842023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20240chart122,30408/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20240chart99,373,21908/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,276,760,00002/09/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20240chart86.7608/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
3,491,077,00002/09/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN