Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€104,607M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$113,190M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€5,6832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6,1492024GDP per capita [+]
27,5342024Debt (M.€.) [+]
29,7942024Debt ($M) [+]
26.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€1,4962024Debt Per Capita [+]
$1,6192024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,0052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,0872024Deficit ($M) [+]
-0.96%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
13,993.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
15,141.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
2,997.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,244.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart17.27%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart2,353.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart2,544.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
17.75%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
384.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
416.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.72%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
13.38%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€7602024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$8232024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1652023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1792023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1302023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba107/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB+05/23/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB02/16/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart232023Corruption Index [+]
98º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart74.92024Fragile States Index [+]
59º2024RTI Raking [+]
122º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.2%2021Q4Unemployment rate [+]
161K2021Q4Unemployed [+]
$427.12024NMW [+]
€386.52024NMW [+]
100º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7.668301/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
3.2%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
5.00%04/27/2023Key rates [+]
Business
96º2020Doing Business [+]
13,407December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
116.612015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
12.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
7.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,494,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€13,131.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$14,198.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart13.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€28,038.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$30,317.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart29.06%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-14,907.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-16,119.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-15.45%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
59º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart1692024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart117º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
8,539.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart7.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart20.81‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart181.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart4.83‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.312023Fertility Rate [+]
56.0%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart18,406,3592024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart84,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,368,4312020Emigrant stock [+]
0.6292022HDI [+]
93º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart72.602023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart4012015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart2.512015Suicide rate [+]
4,2352023Number of homicides [+]
23.372023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart1.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
62024Annual crude oil production [+]
86.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart12,2222023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart13,4692023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart20,20512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart1,255,03612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
7,130,89512/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart1,097.7212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
20,383,47612/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN