Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart7.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,721K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€23,125M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$24,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€40,6202024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$45,1672024GDP per capita [+]
€6,156M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
10,6472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
11,5272024Debt ($M) [+]
46.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€18,5412024Debt Per Capita [+]
$20,0732024Debt Per Capita [+]
-8072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-8932024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
8,640.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
9,316.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
848.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
906.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart1,199,212,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,296.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
104.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
112.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.28%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
37.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€15,0472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$16,2242024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,5962022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,7192022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2,1702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2,3922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A211/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A-10/14/2016S&P Rating [+]
A+04/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart512023Corruption Index [+]
38º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart31.12024Fragile States Index [+]
83º2024RTI Raking [+]
29º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.2%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.7%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,168.02026NMW [+]
€994.02026NMW [+]
$33,0522024Average Wage [+]
€30,5362024Average Wage [+]
41º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.93%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
0.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
88º2020Doing Business [+]
-6.0%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
15,058December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
16.50December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
721.732015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
29.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,286,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€3,495.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$3,783.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart15.11%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€8,729.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$9,449.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart37.75%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-5,234.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-5,665.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-22.64%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
47º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart1,7952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.90‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]
215.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart22.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart19.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart80.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.062023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
16.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart574,2502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart114,7602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart102,7932020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9152022HDI [+]
62º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart312023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart5.502023Suicide rate [+]
32023Number of homicides [+]
0.562023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.852023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart2,7162023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart2,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart1,11801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart125,27201/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
471,56503/19/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart1,946.8901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,408,79303/19/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN