Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
6,034K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€218,451M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$246,845M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€22,9602025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$25,8762025GDP per capita [+]
€57,559M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
145,5672024Debt (M.€.) [+]
163,8452024Debt ($M) [+]
73.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€15,2592024Debt Per Capita [+]
$17,1752024Debt Per Capita [+]
-10,3462024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-10,9642024Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
97,136.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
104,548.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
6,406.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,748.52022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart7.80%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart9,810.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart10,000.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
4,442.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,802.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.43%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€10,1832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$10,9602024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€6672022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$7052022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1,0242024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1,0422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4652024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$5022024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa211/29/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-04/11/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB02/14/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart422023Corruption Index [+]
47º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart46.22024Fragile States Index [+]
76º2024RTI Raking [+]
36º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.5%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
4.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
222K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,153.72026NMW [+]
€838.02026NMW [+]
$22,5972024Average Wage [+]
€20,8772024Average Wage [+]
39º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
393.400003/06/2026Euro / Hungarian forints [+]
279.800001/18/2019US Dollar exchange rate [+]
9.76%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.1%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
3.3%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.8%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
6.25%02/25/2026Key rates [+]
Business
52º2020Doing Business [+]
0.3%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
235,168December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
14.12December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
507,2252023Motor vehicle production [+]
482.062021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
27.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
33.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
12,649,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€149,608.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$169,055.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart68.49%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€140,946.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$159,266.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart64.52%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€8,662.8M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$9,788.8M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart3.97%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.0%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
39º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1032024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart14º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
4,692.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart6.06%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart7.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,093.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart13.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.412024Fertility Rate [+]
4.90‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
14.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart9,539,5022024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart584,5672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart714,4202020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8512022HDI [+]
101º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart76.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,5932023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart16.602023Suicide rate [+]
702023Number of homicides [+]
0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.612023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
212024Annual crude oil production [+]
12.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart45,0122024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart36,9822024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart49,12402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart2,240,61802/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,207,24912/27/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart5,149.5402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
16,701,23812/04/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN