Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart5.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€76,042M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$82,308M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€2,2512024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$2,4362024GDP per capita [+]
58,9012023Debt (M.€.) [+]
63,7062023Debt ($M) [+]
79.09%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€1,7432023Debt Per Capita [+]
$1,8852023Debt Per Capita [+]
-2,5072023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-2,7112023Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
13,804.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
14,930.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
2,040.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,150.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.04%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart1,387.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,500.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
292.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
316.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.76%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
18.54%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4092023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4422023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€622022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$652022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B-11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
RD02/21/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart432023Corruption Index [+]
111º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart60.82024Fragile States Index [+]
46º2024RTI Raking [+]
101º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$39.72024NMW [+]
€35.92024NMW [+]
72º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
12.972602/06/2026Euro / Ghana cedi [+]
10.980002/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.53%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
21.5%September 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
46.0%August 2022PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
18.00%11/26/2025Key rates [+]
Business
118º2020Doing Business [+]
3,394December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.18December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
31.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.13%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
915,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€15,405.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$16,657.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart20.69%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€12,957.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$14,010.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart17.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€2,448.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$2,153.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart3.29%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
81º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1422023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart55º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2,190.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart1.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.15%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart26.31‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,282.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.04‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart3.402023Fertility Rate [+]
23.4%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart33,788,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart476,4122020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,004,3242020Emigrant stock [+]
0.6022022HDI [+]
88º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart65.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,8962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart6.612015Suicide rate [+]
6072022Number of homicides [+]
1.832022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.742023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1882024Annual crude oil production [+]
660.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart19,5342023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart24,2822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart1,46301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart172,77901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
10,780,00307/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart43.3001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
25,624,82807/02/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN