Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
7,339K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€78,996M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$84,869M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€27,3502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$29,3792024GDP per capita [+]
€21,215M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
29,9922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
32,4312024Debt ($M) [+]
38.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€10,3762024Debt Per Capita [+]
$11,2192024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,0122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,0892024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
31,136.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
33,532.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
2,852.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,021.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.80%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart3,984,843,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart4,313,114,366.32024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.73%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
2,463.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,646.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.92%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
39.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€10,7722024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$11,6002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,0082022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,0682022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1,3812024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1,4952024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€8532024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$9162024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A204/19/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A05/31/2024S&P Rating [+]
A01/31/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart612023Corruption Index [+]
39º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart37.42024Fragile States Index [+]
116º2024RTI Raking [+]
35º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.7%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
105K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,177.02025NMW [+]
€1,038.02025NMW [+]
$27,8792024Average Wage [+]
€25,7572024Average Wage [+]
25º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.858301/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.98%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.8%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-1.8%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
11º2020Doing Business [+]
3.1%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
58,102December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
13.62December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
521.512021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
33.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%09/01/2009Standard VAT [+]
39.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,169,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€36,772.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$39,801.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart46.55%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€41,370.9M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$44,779.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart52.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-4,598.4M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-4,977.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-5.82%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.4%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
63º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart442024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart31º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,302.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart5.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart23.41%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart6.60‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart241.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart13.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.182023Fertility Rate [+]
4.90‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
21.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart2,890,6642024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart145,1842020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart658,0572020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8792022HDI [+]
11º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart5962023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart19.602023Suicide rate [+]
752023Number of homicides [+]
2.632023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.662023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
12.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart10,4732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart4,3732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart9,90812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart1,446,40612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,881,10608/14/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart3,427.5912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
4,604,86508/14/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN