Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
8,049K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€320,742M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$347,034M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€29,4402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$31,7352024GDP per capita [+]
€87,809M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
138,5142024Debt (M.€.) [+]
150,4042024Debt ($M) [+]
43.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€12,6972024Debt Per Capita [+]
$13,7872024Debt Per Capita [+]
-6,5082024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-6,9182024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
137,483.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
148,361.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
12,348.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
12,987.62022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart10.01%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart23,075,940,095.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart24,392.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.18%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
4,863.72023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
5,259.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.30%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
42.90%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€12,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$13,5992024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,1482022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,1992022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2,1172024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2,2532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4472023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$4852023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa307/18/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA-08/24/2011S&P Rating [+]
AA-01/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart572023Corruption Index [+]
32º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart37.72024Fragile States Index [+]
103º2024RTI Raking [+]
30º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.2%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.7%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
146K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$946.92025NMW [+]
€834.72025NMW [+]
$23,6872024Average Wage [+]
€21,8852024Average Wage [+]
22º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
24.210012/05/2025Euro / Czech Koruna [+]
20.786012/05/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
43.55%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.5%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.3%October 2025HICP [+]
-1.1%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.50%05/09/2025Key rates [+]
Business
41º2020Doing Business [+]
0.5%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
442,834December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
20.24December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,404,5012023Motor vehicle production [+]
676.152021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
34.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
27.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
3,768,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€243,151.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$263,182.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart75.81%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€215,475.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$233,225.9M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart67.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€27,676.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$29,956.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart8.63%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
22º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1382024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart12º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
3,657.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart5.15%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart9.78%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart2,130.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart10.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.462023Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
9.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart10,909,5002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart540,9212020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,026,1082020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8952022HDI [+]
104º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart80.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,2712023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart11.502023Suicide rate [+]
832023Number of homicides [+]
0.772023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart8.522023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
15.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart60,4072023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart72,6032023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20250chart43,87211/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/20250chart4,872,90811/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,895,76307/31/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20250chart4,021.4511/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
19,047,10807/31/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN