Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
6,023K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€236,736M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$256,238M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€22,4802024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$24,7162024GDP per capita [+]
€62,472M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
364,9652024Debt (M.€.) [+]
397,9192024Debt ($M) [+]
154.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€35,1862024Debt Per Capita [+]
$38,3642024Debt Per Capita [+]
2,9092024Deficit (M.€) [+]
3,4422024Deficit ($M) [+]
1.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
114,222.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
123,335.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
6,987.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,388.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart6.39%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart11,504,012,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart12,451,712,508.62024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.58%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
7,405.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,015.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.58%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
48.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€11,0122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$11,8912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€6612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$7072022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1,1062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1,1972024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€7032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7732024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa303/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB04/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB+01/27/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart492023Corruption Index [+]
59º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart54.72024Fragile States Index [+]
114º2024RTI Raking [+]
45º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.5%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
393K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,206.72026NMW [+]
€1,027.02026NMW [+]
$27,2742024Average Wage [+]
€25,1982024Average Wage [+]
48º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.46%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6102/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
11.02%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.6%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.9%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
79º2020Doing Business [+]
2.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
261,398December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.13December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
631.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
41.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%06/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
53.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
27,836,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€50,002.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$54,122.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart21.12%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€85,601.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$92,653.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart36.16%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-35,598.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-38,531.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-15.04%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.3%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
79º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart792024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart40º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
319.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart12.55%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart10.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart6.60‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,576.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
3.90‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
19.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart10,372,3352024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,340,4562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,088,5072020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8932022HDI [+]
73º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart81.902024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart4882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart4.702023Suicide rate [+]
862023Number of homicides [+]
0.842023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.692023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
10.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart49,3392023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart48,7592023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20260chart40,18601/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20260chart5,847,61201/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
7,647,07606/26/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20260chart3,860.4901/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
22,467,97806/26/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN