Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart-0.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€257,631M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$278,771M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€5,8012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6,2772024GDP per capita [+]
119,6922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
129,5132024Debt ($M) [+]
46.46%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,6002024Debt Per Capita [+]
$2,8132024Debt Per Capita [+]
-10,6742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-11,5502024Deficit ($M) [+]
-4.14%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
110,467.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
119,532.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
7,168.82016Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,933.02016Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.00%2016Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart6,393.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart6,913.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
6.18%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
6,072.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,571.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.87%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
42.88%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,3992024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,5962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1982016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2192016Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1372024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B-04/16/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart232023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart88.62024Fragile States Index [+]
131º2022Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$266.72023NMW [+]
Business
172º2020Doing Business [+]
51,103December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.86December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
111.962020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
0%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
892,0002013Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€91,694.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$99,149.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart36.62%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€60,877.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$65,826.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart24.31%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€30,817.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$20,433.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart12.31%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
87º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart1062024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart151º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1,034.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.87%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart4.93%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart25.73‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart193.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart4.13‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart3.252023Fertility Rate [+]
17.5%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart46,042,0152024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart365,7662020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart2,077,9762020Emigrant stock [+]
0.6732022HDI [+]
154º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart72.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,1092015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart2.952015Suicide rate [+]
3,0292014Number of homicides [+]
10.082014Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.302023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,4232024Annual crude oil production [+]
145,019.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart73,5212023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart150,2912023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart25,37512/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart2,465,54512/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
7,944,77501/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart551.1312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
19,557,36401/02/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN