Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,760K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€40,359M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$43,684M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€21,6402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$23,2432024GDP per capita [+]
€10,696M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
18,8022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
20,3432024Debt ($M) [+]
46.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€10,1252024Debt Per Capita [+]
$10,9552024Debt Per Capita [+]
-7322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-7932024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
18,418.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
19,346.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,558.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,642.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart9.92%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart1,847,488,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,999,684,061.42024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,314.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,423.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.49%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
45.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€9,9192024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$10,4182024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€8262022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$8762022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€9872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1,0682024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€7052024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A301/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
A-04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart602023Corruption Index [+]
41º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart41.42024Fragile States Index [+]
107º2024RTI Raking [+]
42º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
66K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$839.12025NMW [+]
€740.02025NMW [+]
$21,8382024Average Wage [+]
€20,1762024Average Wage [+]
28º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.858101/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.07%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%December 2025HICP [+]
1.4%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
19º2020Doing Business [+]
6.9%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
33,318December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.20December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
457.352021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%07/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
31.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
478,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€19,073.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$20,645.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart47.26%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€21,917.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$23,723.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart54.31%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-2,843.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,078.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-7.05%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.9%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
35º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart292024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart30º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,090.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart12.65%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart20.07%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart6.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart335.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart14.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
5.60‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
21.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart1,856,9322024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart239,4222020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart380,0102020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8792022HDI [+]
30º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart76.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2672023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart14.202023Suicide rate [+]
472023Number of homicides [+]
2.502023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart6,6642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart6,2022023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart7,67412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart977,78612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,305,97607/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart4,132.6212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
2,979,62412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN