Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€2,099M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$2,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€9012024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$9752024GDP per capita [+]
1,2592023Debt (M.€.) [+]
1,3612023Debt ($M) [+]
61.51%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€5402023Debt Per Capita [+]
$5842023Debt Per Capita [+]
1502023Deficit (M.€) [+]
1622023Deficit ($M) [+]
7.32%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
1,010.52023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,093.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
139.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
150.42024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart10.37%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart147.02022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart131.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
11.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
31.42023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
34.02023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.73%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
49.39%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4342023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€602024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$652024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€642022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$572023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€132023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B08/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart392023Corruption Index [+]
131º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart74.62024Fragile States Index [+]
118º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$102.02023NMW [+]
124º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
122º2020Doing Business [+]
Taxes
21.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Trade
1,173,0002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€762.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$824.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart37.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€1,594.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$1,724.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart77.94%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-831.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-978.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-40.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart772023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart125º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
414.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart8.97%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart24.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart10.65‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.692023Fertility Rate [+]
49.7%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart2,330,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart12,0602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart202,1642020Emigrant stock [+]
0.5212022HDI [+]
98º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart57.382023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2212015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart10.442015Suicide rate [+]
8972015Number of homicides [+]
43.562015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.362023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart8332023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20250chart70911/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/20250chart36,14011/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
938,08803/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20250chart304.2911/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,339,09703/19/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN