Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€269,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$291,480M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€13,5472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$14,6472024GDP per capita [+]
55,6372023Debt (M.€.) [+]
60,1762023Debt ($M) [+]
22.98%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,7962023Debt Per Capita [+]
$3,0242023Debt Per Capita [+]
-3,6862023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-3,9872023Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.52%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
56,630.52023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
61,250.42023Expenditure ($M) [+]
11,777.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
12,737.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart21.96%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart6,062.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart6,554.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.70%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,155.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,248.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.94%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
23.39%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,8462023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3,0782023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5922023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$6402023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3222023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$632024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa109/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-08/22/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB02/21/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart392023Corruption Index [+]
55º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart57.82024Fragile States Index [+]
119º2024RTI Raking [+]
78º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.9%2017Q1Unemployment rate [+]
439K2017Q1Unemployed [+]
$187.02024NMW [+]
€169.22024NMW [+]
29º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
567.990003/12/2026Euro / Tenges [+]
489.390003/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%11/27/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
11.7%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
18.00%10/10/2025Key rates [+]
Business
25º2020Doing Business [+]
164,000December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
8.72December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
146,9892023Motor vehicle production [+]
228.362020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
19.5%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
12.00%01/01/2009Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
8,789,0002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€72,628.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$78,532.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart30.00%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€56,094.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$60,654.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart23.17%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€16,533.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$17,878.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart6.83%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart72023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart59º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
355.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart19.90%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart22.41%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart20.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart2,892.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.71‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart3.012023Fertility Rate [+]
5.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart19,900,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart3,732,0732020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart4,203,8992020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8022022HDI [+]
76º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart74.402023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart4,8552015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart27.672015Suicide rate [+]
5112022Number of homicides [+]
2.552022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart12.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,8002024Annual crude oil production [+]
30,000.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart113,2132024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart122,7862024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart19,07202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart1,504,37002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
10,629,06301/17/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart958.3902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
38,355,60404/30/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN