Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart-2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€115,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$124,676M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€6,4132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6,9392024GDP per capita [+]
61,9372024Debt (M.€.) [+]
67,0192024Debt ($M) [+]
53.75%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3,4152024Debt Per Capita [+]
$3,6952024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,4692024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,5902024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.28%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
43,867.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
47,467.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
4,361.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,627.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart15.49%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart5,248.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart5,675.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
11.87%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
2,560.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,770.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.47%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
38.07%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,4192024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2642023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3162023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1542024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa306/13/2025Moody's Rating [+]
B-08/20/2025S&P Rating [+]
B-09/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart342023Corruption Index [+]
90º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart68.02024Fragile States Index [+]
82º2024RTI Raking [+]
105º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.1%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
263K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$460.02024NMW [+]
€416.32024NMW [+]
76º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
1.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
8.54%03/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
129º2020Doing Business [+]
98,018December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
6.90December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
152.822020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
20.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
12.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,107,6922019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€28,786.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$31,126.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart25.70%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€28,578.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$30,901.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart25.51%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€208.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$228.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart0.19%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
44º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart130º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2,848.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart4.48%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart6.44%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart15.03‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart828.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart5.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.822023Fertility Rate [+]
28.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart18,135,4782024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart784,7872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,127,8912020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7652022HDI [+]
16º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,2072015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.422015Suicide rate [+]
8,2212023Number of homicides [+]
45.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.512023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4752024Annual crude oil production [+]
8,273.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart29,3052023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart34,1502023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart36,06412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart1,081,83112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
14,249,55912/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart1,988.5912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
39,585,08412/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN