Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.2%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
6,203K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€92,671M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$104,716M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€23,8702025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$27,0282025GDP per capita [+]
€24,032M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
49,2842024Debt (M.€.) [+]
53,3272024Debt ($M) [+]
57.40%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€12,7212024Debt Per Capita [+]
$13,7642024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,6732024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,8102024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
41,237.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
44,467.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
3,226.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,395.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart10.69%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart4,738.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart5,068.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.84%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,540.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,667.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.76%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
48.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€10,6442024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$11,4782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€8372022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$8822022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1,2292023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1,3012023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€3982024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$4312024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A311/08/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A03/13/2026S&P Rating [+]
BBB+07/13/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart502023Corruption Index [+]
63º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart45.92024Fragile States Index [+]
2024RTI Raking [+]
43º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.5%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
5.0%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
89K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
$1,233.82026NMW [+]
€1,050.02026NMW [+]
$21,6482024Average Wage [+]
€20,0002024Average Wage [+]
37º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.40%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.8%December 2025HICP [+]
1.7%February 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
51º2020Doing Business [+]
-0.8%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
125,548December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
13.33December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
521.242021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
38.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
36.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
15,324,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€25,115.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$28,380.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart27.10%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€44,811.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$50,635.9M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart48.36%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-19,695.6M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-22,255.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-21.25%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
61º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart442024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart15º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.30‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
2,306.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart13.56%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart26.70%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart13.20‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.462024Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
20.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart3,874,3502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart528,0562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,039,5262020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8782022HDI [+]
61º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart78.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart5592023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart14.212023Suicide rate [+]
262023Number of homicides [+]
0.672023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.312023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
102024Annual crude oil production [+]
71.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart17,4462024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart14,6962024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20260chart18,80502/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20260chart1,371,47302/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
2,251,80911/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20260chart4,853.7202/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
5,435,96612/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN