Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart43.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€22,789M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$24,659M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€28,6142024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$30,9622024GDP per capita [+]
4,1692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
4,5092023Debt ($M) [+]
26.65%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€5,0452023Debt Per Capita [+]
$5,4562023Debt Per Capita [+]
-9052023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-9792023Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.78%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
3,701.62023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,003.62023Expenditure ($M) [+]
180.42018Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
213.12018Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart7.24%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart297.42022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart313.12022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.49%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
91.72023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
99.22023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.33%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
23.66%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4,4792023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4,8452023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2312018Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2722018Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€3622022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3812022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1252023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart402023Corruption Index [+]
121º2016Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart59.22024Fragile States Index [+]
106º2024RTI Raking [+]
86º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
14.3%2021Q3Unemployment rate [+]
42K2021Q3Unemployed [+]
$288.52023NMW [+]
88º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
134º2020Doing Business [+]
8.61December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
10.6%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Trade
288,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€12,217.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$13,210.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart78.10%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€6,137.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$6,636.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart39.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€6,079.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$6,580.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart38.87%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart42023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart111º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
275.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart55.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart20.29‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart15.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.32‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.412023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart826,3532023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart31,1692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart438,4132020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7422022HDI [+]
35º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart70.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2222015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart28.992015Suicide rate [+]
1582023Number of homicides [+]
19.122023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.112023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
6172024Annual crude oil production [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart1,0702023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart1,3382023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20250chart1,31209/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20250chart75,51309/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
384,50712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20250chart1,587.7009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
967,86112/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN