Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,912K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
€748,969M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€48,1562024Debt Per Capita [+]
$52,1082024Debt Per Capita [+]
-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€24,3572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$26,3312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart712023Corruption Index [+]
15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
108º2024RTI Raking [+]
12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,043.32025NMW [+]
€1,802.02025NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.851901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.52%01/22/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6501/22/2026Risk Premium [+]
-0.99%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.3%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
33º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart1132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart68,635,9432024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9102022HDI [+]
22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart13.012023Suicide rate [+]
8972024Number of homicides [+]
1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart168,16212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart39,055,65612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart2,450.0612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN