Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€20,239M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$21,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€7,3612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$7,9652024GDP per capita [+]
12,9682024Debt (M.€.) [+]
14,0322024Debt ($M) [+]
69.18%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€4,5682024Debt Per Capita [+]
$4,9422024Debt Per Capita [+]
482024Deficit (M.€) [+]
522024Deficit ($M) [+]
0.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
6,219.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,729.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,116.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,071.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart17.87%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart879.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart950.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
257.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
279.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.18%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,1912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,3702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4392024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€3102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€942024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1012024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B110/18/2023Moody's Rating [+]
BB12/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
B+04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart442023Corruption Index [+]
80º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
63º2024RTI Raking [+]
79º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.8%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
81K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
$365.12023NMW [+]
83º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
71º2020Doing Business [+]
5,232December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
69.882015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
29.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
16.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,478,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€1,948.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$2,107.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart9.90%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€7,267.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$7,857.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart36.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-5,318.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-5,750.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-27.01%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart2582024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart91º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2,521.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.86%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart40.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.62‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart42.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart8.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
8.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart2,839,1752024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart23,6292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,118,9312020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7062022HDI [+]
37º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart71.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart402015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart1.482015Suicide rate [+]
1,4042023Number of homicides [+]
49.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.342023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart3,3012023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart4,4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart3,63412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart157,66412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
760,80012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart1,279.9512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,529,11312/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN