Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart-0.8%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€18,569M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$20,079M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€3,4682023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$3,7502023GDP per capita [+]
59,8702021Debt (M.€.) [+]
70,8582021Debt ($M) [+]
358.19%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]
€10,7042021Debt Per Capita [+]
$12,6692021Debt Per Capita [+]
-4462021Deficit (M.€) [+]
-5272021Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.67%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]
1,825.22021Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,160.22021Expenditure ($M) [+]
279.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
302.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart8.59%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart527.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart570.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
301.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
326.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
8.91%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
13.29%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€3262021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3862021Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$612023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
C12/13/2023Moody's Rating [+]
SD03/11/2020S&P Rating [+]
RD03/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart242023Corruption Index [+]
88º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart92.72024Fragile States Index [+]
99º2024RTI Raking [+]
94º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$1,200.02024NMW [+]
€1,096.42024NMW [+]
Markets
104,133.250001/15/2026Euro / Lebanese pounds [+]
89,500.000001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
14.7%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
20.00%04/30/2023Key rates [+]
Business
143º2020Doing Business [+]
22,086December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
4.04December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
106.742015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
11.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,466,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€3,827.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$4,138.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart20.61%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€16,762.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$18,125.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart90.27%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-12,934.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-12,203.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-69.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart5562024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart134º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
7,954.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart30.24%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart15.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart16.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,167.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart5.96‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.242023Fertility Rate [+]
27.4%2012% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart5,805,9622024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,712,7622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart856,8142020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7232022HDI [+]
133º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.822023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1822015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart2.852015Suicide rate [+]
1282020Number of homicides [+]
2.242020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.002023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart4,0772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart4,5142023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart10,94712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart1,239,90412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
2,414,22312/22/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart1,885.4812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
5,814,69912/22/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN