Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart9.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€16,165M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$17,491M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€2,2842024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$2,4712024GDP per capita [+]
6,0652024Debt (M.€.) [+]
6,5632024Debt ($M) [+]
37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€8542024Debt Per Capita [+]
$9242024Debt Per Capita [+]
3022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
3272024Deficit ($M) [+]
1.87%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
5,448.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
5,895.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
958.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,036.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart19.65%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart337.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart364.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
7.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
479.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
518.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
8.40%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.71%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€7672024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$8302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1382023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€482023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$522023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$732024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart262023Corruption Index [+]
96º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart74.92024Fragile States Index [+]
37º2024RTI Raking [+]
99º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
116K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
$28.42024NMW [+]
€25.72024NMW [+]
46º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
103.129802/08/2026Euro / Som [+]
87.450002/08/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.16%02/07/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
9.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
11.00%11/25/2025Key rates [+]
Business
80º2020Doing Business [+]
1,895December 2017Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.45December 2017Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
225.612015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.0%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Trade
345,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€3,060.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$3,308.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart21.79%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€11,423.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$12,352.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart81.35%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-8,363.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-9,043.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-59.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
51º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart362023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart78º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2,486.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.05%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart11.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart20.60‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart190.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart4.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.702023Fertility Rate [+]
25.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart7,099,7502023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart199,0112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart774,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7012022HDI [+]
90º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart72.252023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart4392015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.442015Suicide rate [+]
1142020Number of homicides [+]
1.752020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart1.602023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
62024Annual crude oil production [+]
40.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart14,8722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart13,7342023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart1,02401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart88,95301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,406,01609/08/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart144.2301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
3,661,33509/08/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN