Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
9,578K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€2,199,619M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$2,380,825M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€37,3102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$40,2242024GDP per capita [+]
€564,577M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
2,966,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
3,210,0192024Debt ($M) [+]
134.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€50,3352024Debt Per Capita [+]
$54,4592024Debt Per Capita [+]
-73,9372024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-81,7462024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
1,109,154.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,199,364.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
81,318.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
85,588.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart7.41%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart137,456,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart148,779,625,280.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
11.44%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
35,397.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
38,313.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.18%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
50.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€18,8172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$20,3482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,3782022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,4522022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2,3312024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2,5232024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€6002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$6472024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa305/23/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+01/30/2026S&P Rating [+]
BBB12/03/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart562023Corruption Index [+]
30º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart41.12024Fragile States Index [+]
71º2024RTI Raking [+]
26º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
1,440K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$38,5502024Average Wage [+]
€35,6162024Average Wage [+]
35º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.48%02/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6302/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.08%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.0%March 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
58º2020Doing Business [+]
1.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
2,975,569December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
25.50December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
880,0852023Motor vehicle production [+]
765.752021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
42.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
22.00%10/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
49,811,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€622,607.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$673,897.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart28.31%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€574,319.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$621,632.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart26.11%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€48,287.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$52,265.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart2.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-0.5%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
37º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart33º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
9,287.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart10.78%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart5.50%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart6.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart17,369.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart11.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.212023Fertility Rate [+]
3.10‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
18.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart58,943,4642024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart6,386,9982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart3,258,8312020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9062022HDI [+]
87º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart3,8212023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart6.482023Suicide rate [+]
3382023Number of homicides [+]
0.572023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart5.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
852024Annual crude oil production [+]
497.92021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart287,3942023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart254,6592023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart198,52301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart26,969,71901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
49,484,58412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart3,368.0201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
150,321,54012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN