Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0.2%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
13,571K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€4,470,480M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$5,051,553M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€53,5202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$60,4422025GDP per capita [+]
€1,134,224M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart782023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
127º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
1,742K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,753.02026NMW [+]
€2,343.02026NMW [+]
$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.84%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
1.57%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
22º2020Doing Business [+]
1.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€1,548,966.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€1,306,615.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€242,350.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.5%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
16.1%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9502022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
7702023Number of homicides [+]
0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
292024Annual crude oil production [+]
115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20260chart174,97901/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20260chart38,437,94101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20260chart2,093.6201/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN