Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€13,795M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$14,938M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€10,9392024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$11,8462024GDP per capita [+]
11,1572023Debt (M.€.) [+]
12,0682023Debt ($M) [+]
76.43%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€8,8482023Debt Per Capita [+]
$9,5702023Debt Per Capita [+]
-6142023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-6642023Deficit ($M) [+]
-4.20%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
3,902.12023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,220.42023Expenditure ($M) [+]
585.92024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
598.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.19%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart321.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart347.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.24%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
20.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
22.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
0.48%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
26.73%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€3,0942023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3,3472023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4652024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5032024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2522023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2732023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€162024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa301/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-07/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart512023Corruption Index [+]
52º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart37.82024Fragile States Index [+]
55º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.4%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
32K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$3,394.82024NMW [+]
€3,079.72024NMW [+]
74º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
53.363703/13/2026Euro / Mauritian rupees [+]
46.500303/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%03/28/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
13º2020Doing Business [+]
7,722December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
8.25December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
187.532015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
20.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
15.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
997,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€2,122.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$2,295.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart16.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€5,801.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$6,273.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart44.50%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,678.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,984.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-28.22%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
42º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart6272023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart22º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
262.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart2.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart14.45%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart10.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart225.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart9.40‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
8.4%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart1,261,0412023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart28,8932020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart182,9732020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7962022HDI [+]
107º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart73.412023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1192015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart9.412015Suicide rate [+]
292022Number of homicides [+]
2.272022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.292023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart3,2102024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart3,4062024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20260chart1,07402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20260chart332,10502/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,088,14207/30/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20260chart851.6802/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
2,616,01207/30/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN