Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€5,515M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$5,968M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€5,9772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6,4682024GDP per capita [+]
4,2302024Debt (M.€.) [+]
4,5782024Debt ($M) [+]
80.04%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€4,5782024Debt Per Capita [+]
$4,9532024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1862024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-2012024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.51%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
1,636.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,770.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
215.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
232.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart13.79%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart804.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart147.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.32%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
72.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
78.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.26%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
30.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€1,7702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$1,9162024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2342023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2542023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€8712023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1592023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€782024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$852024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B109/30/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B+09/22/2021S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart522023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart66.42024Fragile States Index [+]
110º2024RTI Raking [+]
115º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$2,070.62024NMW [+]
€2,291.82024NMW [+]
Markets
0.380902/13/2026Euro / Fijian dollars [+]
0.452002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-0.84%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
-2.1%August 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
0.25%03/18/2020Key rates [+]
Business
102º2020Doing Business [+]
Taxes
20.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
9.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
636,3002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€987.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$1,067.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart19.50%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€2,867.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$3,100.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart56.62%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-1,879.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-2,101.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-37.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart512023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152º
85.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart1.56%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart25.96%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart18.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart28.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart9.26‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.282023Fertility Rate [+]
24.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart924,1452023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart14,0872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart233,8562020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7292022HDI [+]
128º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart67.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart762015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart8.772015Suicide rate [+]
192023Number of homicides [+]
2.062023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.352023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart1,0482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart1,1502023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart88501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart69,04701/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
641,19405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart957.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,555,18205/01/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN