Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
32,739K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€86,180M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$93,280M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€127,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$138,7572024GDP per capita [+]
€22,327M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
22,6492024Debt (M.€.) [+]
24,5142024Debt ($M) [+]
26.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€33,2112024Debt Per Capita [+]
$35,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
7662024Deficit (M.€) [+]
9612024Deficit ($M) [+]
0.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
40,368.72024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
43,704.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
2,843.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,025.62022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart8.45%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart4,351,675,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart4,772.52024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.92%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
829.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
898.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.99%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
46.80%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€59,1942024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$64,0852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4,3402022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4,6432022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€6,4752024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$7,1012024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,2232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,3362024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/07/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA04/28/1994S&P Rating [+]
AAA03/06/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart782023Corruption Index [+]
18º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart18.72024Fragile States Index [+]
117º2024RTI Raking [+]
20º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.9%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
6.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
22K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$3,066.12025NMW [+]
€2,704.02025NMW [+]
$80,4162024Average Wage [+]
€74,2962024Average Wage [+]
30º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.91%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.3%December 2025HICP [+]
-5.5%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
72º2020Doing Business [+]
-3.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
89,727December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
71.86December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
775.272021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
42.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
17.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
47.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,013,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€14,967.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$16,200.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart17.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€24,087.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$26,072.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart27.95%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-9,120.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-9,872.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-10.58%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.4%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
19º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart2632024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,746.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart46.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart12.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,321.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.252023Fertility Rate [+]
3.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
18.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart681,9732024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart298,0622020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart81,7572020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9272022HDI [+]
46º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart83.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart562024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart8.212024Suicide rate [+]
102022Number of homicides [+]
1.532022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart11.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart5,8622023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart8012023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart1,00012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart400,94912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
462,70206/11/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart1,466.3312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,374,54703/25/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN