Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€49,376M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$53,428M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€4,3372024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$4,6932024GDP per capita [+]
44,5512024Debt (M.€.) [+]
48,2062024Debt ($M) [+]
90.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3,8562024Debt Per Capita [+]
$4,1732024Debt Per Capita [+]
-3,6192024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-3,9152024Deficit ($M) [+]
-7.33%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
16,315.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
17,654.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,662.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,798.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.72%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart1.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,761.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.50%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
2,370.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,564.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
14.35%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€1,4122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$1,5282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1472023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1592023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€02023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1542023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2082024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba305/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB-09/06/2024S&P Rating [+]
BB-05/08/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart462023Corruption Index [+]
70º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart74.32024Fragile States Index [+]
125º2024RTI Raking [+]
73º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
17.6%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
583K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$366.22024NMW [+]
€0.32024NMW [+]
86º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
826.525001/12/2026Euro / Jordanian dinar [+]
709.000001/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.75%01/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.3%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
-0.7%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
5.75%12/14/2025Key rates [+]
Business
75º2020Doing Business [+]
1.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
14,000December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.06December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
119.022015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
16.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
4,276,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€11,643.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$12,589.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart24.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€23,783.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$25,717.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart50.28%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-12,140.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-12,707.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-25.67%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
85º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart1292024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart67º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
4,418.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart31.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart7.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart20.61‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart2,856.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart3.05‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.642023Fertility Rate [+]
15.7%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart11,552,8762024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart3,457,6912020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart814,9092020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7362022HDI [+]
123º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.812023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2442015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart2.572015Suicide rate [+]
1132023Number of homicides [+]
0.992023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
1.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart20,3102023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart22,5622023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart14,12212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart1,746,99712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,558,31308/21/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart1,222.3812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
10,057,97508/21/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN