Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart9.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€31,214M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$34,192M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€8,4492024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$9,1422024GDP per capita [+]
11,2662024Debt (M.€.) [+]
12,1912024Debt ($M) [+]
36.10%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3,0412024Debt Per Capita [+]
$3,2912024Debt Per Capita [+]
-7162024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-7752024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
9,444.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
10,219.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,242.32024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,360.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.21%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart657.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart710.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
7.78%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
581.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
637.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
30.26%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,5492024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,7592024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3362024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3642024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1732023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1872023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1702024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba203/24/2025Moody'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
3.167703/09/2026Euro / Lari [+]
2.736203/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
10.4%November 2022CPI (overall index) [+]
6.1%December 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
24.4%2023Tax 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%chart19.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€14,347.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$15,514.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart50.42%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-8,714.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-9,423.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-30.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
29º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart532024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart100º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,794.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart2.13%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart23.09%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart10.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart160.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart11.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.692024Fertility Rate [+]
6.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
9.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart3,704,5062024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart79,3682020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart861,0772020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8142022HDI [+]
69º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart74.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2072023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart5.602023Suicide rate [+]
772019Number of homicides [+]
2.032019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.332023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
35.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart13,0032024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart13,9342024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart17,15102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart1,864,33702/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,276,17310/13/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart4,629.7702/08/2026COVID-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