Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€28,233M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$30,778M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€7,5562023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$8,1732023GDP per capita [+]
11,0762023Debt (M.€.) [+]
11,9802023Debt ($M) [+]
39.23%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
$3,2432023Debt Per Capita [+]
-6622023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-7172023Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.35%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
8,446.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
9,135.82023Expenditure ($M) [+]
903.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,141.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
12.17%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart699,965,248.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart764.62022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.54%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
474.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
517.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.54%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
29.92%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,2862023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,4732023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2452022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1912022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2012022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1272023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1372023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba203/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB02/25/2022S&P Rating [+]
BB04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart532023Corruption Index [+]
74º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart69.32024Fragile States Index [+]
54º2024RTI Raking [+]
57º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
15.7%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
243K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
$7.42024NMW [+]
€6.72024NMW [+]
Markets
3.027703/18/2025Euro / Lari [+]
2.775903/18/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
10.4%November 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
7.2%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
8.00%05/22/2024Key rates [+]
Business
2020Doing Business [+]
2,804December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.91December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
280.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
24.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
3,653,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€5,632.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$6,090.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart19.95%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€14,347.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$15,514.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart50.82%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-8,714.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-9,423.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-30.87%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
29º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart532023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart100º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.10‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
1,794.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart2.13%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart23.09%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202213.06‰chart13.10‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart160.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20229.35‰chart15.20‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20221.79chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
7.00‰2022Crude marriage rate [+]
15.6%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart3,694,6082023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart79,3682020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart861,0772020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8142022HDI [+]
69º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202273.58chart73.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2672015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.182015Suicide rate [+]
772019Number of homicides [+]
2.032019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.332023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02023Annual crude oil production [+]
35.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart12,5692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart14,3962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20240chart17,15008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20240chart1,863,61508/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,276,17310/13/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20240chart4,641.9008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
2,930,67710/13/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN