Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,519K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€275,963M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$298,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€49,1002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$53,2862024GDP per capita [+]
€70,558M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
227,5472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
245,3042024Debt ($M) [+]
82.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€40,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
$43,5252024Debt Per Capita [+]
-12,1562024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-13,1562024Deficit ($M) [+]
-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
159,403.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
172,245.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
16,968.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
17,868.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart23,898,237,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart25,866,973,764.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.19%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
6,607.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,143.92023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.44%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
57.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€28,2832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$30,5622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3,0532022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,2232022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€4,2652024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$4,6162024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,1852023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,2842023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa112/13/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA+10/10/2014S&P Rating [+]
AA+01/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart872023Corruption Index [+]
11º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart14.32024Fragile States Index [+]
31º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
10.3%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
9.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
265K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$57,2502024Average Wage [+]
€52,8932024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.849212/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.16%12/16/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
3212/16/2025Risk Premium [+]
27.90%12/16/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
-0.1%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.4%November 2025HICP [+]
1.7%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
20º2020Doing Business [+]
2.3%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
141,531December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
17.37December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
30,1912023Motor vehicle production [+]
577.572021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
42.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
59.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,127,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€72,126.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$78,067.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart26.14%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€74,844.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$81,009.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart27.12%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-2,718.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-2,941.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-0.98%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.0%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
14º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart13º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.10‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
821.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart6.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart5.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart7.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart944.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart10.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
3.70‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
12.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart5,635,9712024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart386,0522020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart311,8892020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9422022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart7652023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart13.652023Suicide rate [+]
552023Number of homicides [+]
0.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart5.732023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart77,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart77,9862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20250chart11,46611/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20250chart1,514,70311/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,347,11301/09/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20250chart2,034.4311/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
13,327,12001/09/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN