Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€115,163M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$124,613M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€10,6662024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$11,5422024GDP per capita [+]
67,7062024Debt (M.€.) [+]
73,2622024Debt ($M) [+]
58.79%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€6,2712024Debt Per Capita [+]
$6,7852024Debt Per Capita [+]
-3,5552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-3,8472024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.09%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
22,417.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
24,256.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
4,200.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,542.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart20.87%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart3,283.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart3,550.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.41%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
901.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
975.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.04%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
19.47%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,0762024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,2472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3922023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2902023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3132023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$902024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba208/01/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BB12/19/2022S&P Rating [+]
BB-05/08/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart352023Corruption Index [+]
78º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart60.22024Fragile States Index [+]
124º2024RTI Raking [+]
97º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.4%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
286K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
$357.32024NMW [+]
€339.62024NMW [+]
93º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
57.276607/22/2023Euro / Dominican pesos [+]
54.440307/22/2023US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
5.0%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
5.25%11/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
115º2020Doing Business [+]
12,606December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.11December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
161.382015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
13.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
7,163,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€11,959.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$12,931.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart10.71%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€26,656.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$28,823.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart23.87%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-14,696.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-15,770.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-13.16%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
62º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart742024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart97º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
6,190.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart5.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart15.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart17.93‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart960.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.25‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
19.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart10,797,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart603,7942020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,608,5672020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7662022HDI [+]
82º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart73.722023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart7202015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.222015Suicide rate [+]
1,2372023Number of homicides [+]
10.922023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.742023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart22,1932023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart24,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart4,38412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart661,10312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,130,48312/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart406.0412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
16,431,08912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN