Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,369K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€15,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$16,679M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€8,5902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$9,1692024GDP per capita [+]
€4,318M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
8,4522024Debt (M.€.) [+]
9,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
54.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€4,6372024Debt Per Capita [+]
$5,0182024Debt Per Capita [+]
-6852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-7422024Deficit ($M) [+]
-4.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
5,661.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,125.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
139.92002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
132.62002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart8.64%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart623.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart674.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
329.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
350.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.55%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
36.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€3,1062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3,3612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€692002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$652002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€3402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1932024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
BB-05/24/2013S&P Rating [+]
BB+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart422023Corruption Index [+]
82º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart58.12024Fragile States Index [+]
26º2024RTI Raking [+]
58º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
11.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
92K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$388.92023NMW [+]
€541.02025NMW [+]
67º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.33%01/14/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%November 2025HICP [+]
4.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
17º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
4,060December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
205.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
537,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€7,783.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$8,424.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart49.67%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€11,065.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$11,977.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart70.61%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,282.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,552.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-20.94%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.0%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart38º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.00‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
314.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart6.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart33.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart128.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
6.80‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
22.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart1,822,6122024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart131,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart693,8962020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7652022HDI [+]
58º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart75.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1222010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart5.902010Suicide rate [+]
282023Number of homicides [+]
1.532023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart5,3642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart6,2062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart9,99112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart352,09312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
838,18105/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart5,481.6912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,862,98705/07/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN