Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
47.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart722023Corruption Index [+]
26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
115º2024RTI Raking [+]
22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.0%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$3,127.62024NMW [+]
€2,830.52024NMW [+]
$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
148.400012/12/2025Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
126.500012/12/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-10.25%12/15/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.7%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.9%October 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
26º2020Doing Business [+]
20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9592022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart462023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart11.992023Suicide rate [+]
52023Number of homicides [+]
1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20250chart18611/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20250chart211,12511/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20250chart477.6011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN