Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€354,057M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$383,109M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€3,3662024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$3,6422024GDP per capita [+]
321,9262024Debt (M.€.) [+]
348,3422024Debt ($M) [+]
90.93%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3,0602024Debt Per Capita [+]
$3,3112024Debt Per Capita [+]
-25,2002024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-27,2682024Deficit ($M) [+]
-7.12%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
81,198.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
87,861.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
8,312.32020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
9,486.62020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.26%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart6,912.92022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart7,297.62022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
7.22%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
3,169.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,428.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
22.93%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€7722024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$8352024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€832020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$942020Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€612022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$652022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€302023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$332023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa102/19/2025Moody's Rating [+]
B10/10/2025S&P Rating [+]
B05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart352023Corruption Index [+]
93º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart82.82024Fragile States Index [+]
86º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.6%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
2,128K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$194.22024NMW [+]
€176.02024NMW [+]
97º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
54.768011/13/2025Euro / Egyptian pounds [+]
47.181311/13/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
35.14%11/13/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
8.0%January 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
21.00%10/05/2025Key rates [+]
Business
114º2020Doing Business [+]
69,175December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.82December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
23,7542021Motor vehicle production [+]
68.772020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
14.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
22.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
11,625,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€38,917.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$42,081.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart10.69%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€76,934.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$83,188.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart21.13%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-38,017.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-39,042.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-10.44%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart1052023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart105º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
19,982.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart21.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart400.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart5.46‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.752023Fertility Rate [+]
33.5%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart105,200,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart543,9372020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart3,610,4612020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7282022HDI [+]
135º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart71.632023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2,3682015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart2.662015Suicide rate [+]
1,3602017Number of homicides [+]
1.312017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.312023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5372024Annual crude oil production [+]
3,300.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart162,0262023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart209,2942023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20250chart24,83009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20250chart516,02309/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
42,337,17605/21/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20250chart236.0309/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
112,673,54005/21/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN