Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
1,125K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€1,290,415M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$1,396,300M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€4,5822024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$4,9582024GDP per capita [+]
€316,720M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
518,3032024Debt (M.€.) [+]
560,8322024Debt ($M) [+]
40.17%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€1,8412024Debt Per Capita [+]
$1,9922024Debt Per Capita [+]
-29,6612024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-32,0952024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
217,366.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
235,202.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
16,165.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
17,484.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart10.56%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart18,395.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart19,865.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.52%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
10,055.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
10,880.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.60%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
16.85%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€7722024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$8352024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€582023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$632023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€662023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$712023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€362024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa204/16/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB04/27/2022S&P Rating [+]
BBB01/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart342023Corruption Index [+]
50º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart63.72024Fragile States Index [+]
42º2024RTI Raking [+]
54º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.1%2023Q3Unemployment rate [+]
5,950K2023Q3Unemployed [+]
$328.72024NMW [+]
€296.72024NMW [+]
65º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19,498.090003/12/2026Euro / Indonesian rupiah [+]
16,899.000003/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-16.17%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
4.75%09/17/2025Key rates [+]
Business
73º2019Doing Business [+]
779,326December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
3.61December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,395,7172023Motor vehicle production [+]
78.142020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
12.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,546,3002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€239,394.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$258,857.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart18.88%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€205,203.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$221,886.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart16.19%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€34,191.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$36,971.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart2.70%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
74º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1472024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart48º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
8,997.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.13%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart1.70%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart15.94‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart877.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.53‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.132023Fertility Rate [+]
9.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart281,604,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart355,5052020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart4,601,3692020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7132022HDI [+]
100º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart71.152023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart7,3552015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart2.882015Suicide rate [+]
8472022Number of homicides [+]
0.302022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.412023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5822024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,480.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart376,2282024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart404,8582024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart162,05902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart6,830,27402/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
174,965,14011/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart575.4902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
448,199,87011/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN