Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
29,202K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,345.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,456.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.00%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2692024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart772023Corruption Index [+]
24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
49º2024RTI Raking [+]
19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.3%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
155K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,809.42026NMW [+]
€2,391.02026NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.845602/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.02%02/17/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
2802/17/2026Risk Premium [+]
-1.93%02/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-4.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
24º2020Doing Business [+]
3.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€261,583.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$295,584.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€140,930.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$159,248.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€120,653.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$136,335.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9502022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
342023Number of homicides [+]
0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart9,76201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart1,765,58501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart1,794.5201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN