Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart-0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,601K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€39,848M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$43,130M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€28,9902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$31,4192024GDP per capita [+]
€10,414M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
9,3532024Debt (M.€.) [+]
10,0922024Debt ($M) [+]
23.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€6,8272024Debt Per Capita [+]
$7,3672024Debt Per Capita [+]
-6892024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-6502024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
17,516.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
18,805.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,890.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,998.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart13.03%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart2,371,348,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart2,566,699,648.22024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.96%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,344.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,455.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.51%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
44.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€12,7862024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$13,7272024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,4202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,4772022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1,7252024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1,8672024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€9782024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,0602024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A103/08/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart762023Corruption Index [+]
31º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart36.52024Fragile States Index [+]
48º2024RTI Raking [+]
16º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.9%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
7.1%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
54K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,004.62025NMW [+]
€886.02025NMW [+]
$25,9022024Average Wage [+]
€23,9302024Average Wage [+]
12º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.20%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
18º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
49,195December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
19.59December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
729.372021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%07/01/2009Standard VAT [+]
8.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,166,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€17,365.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$18,796.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart43.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€20,749.9M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$22,459.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart52.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,384.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,663.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-8.49%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
23º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart302024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart24º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
559.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart14.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart15.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart7.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart201.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart11.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.312023Fertility Rate [+]
4.70‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
19.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart1,369,9952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart199,2772020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart206,6312020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8992022HDI [+]
29º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart79.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1972023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart14.332023Suicide rate [+]
212023Number of homicides [+]
1.542023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart8.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart8,6062023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart6,4652023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart3,19512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart616,33612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
862,74808/12/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart2,332.1312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
2,171,62308/12/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN