Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
3,063K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€1,715,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$1,830,489M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€12,9702024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$14,0342024GDP per capita [+]
€405,211M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
1,000,3722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
1,082,4572024Debt ($M) [+]
58.31%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€7,5632024Debt Per Capita [+]
$8,1832024Debt Per Capita [+]
-98,2432024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-106,3052024Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
520,170.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
562,853.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
56,594.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
59,536.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.24%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart51,801,498,735.82024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart48,009.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.36%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
10,922.72023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
11,788.12023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.37%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
30.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€3,9332024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4,2552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4352022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4592022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€3922024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€832023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$902023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa211/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB07/06/2022S&P Rating [+]
BBB-04/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart312023Corruption Index [+]
48º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart69.02024Fragile States Index [+]
2024RTI Raking [+]
56º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.6%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
2.5%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
1,555K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$319.12024NMW [+]
€288.12024NMW [+]
$6,6712015Average Wage [+]
€11,3132024Average Wage [+]
69º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
21.314912/04/2025Euro / Mexican pesos [+]
18.264212/03/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
8.66%12/04/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
58912/04/2025Risk Premium [+]
28.59%12/04/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.8%July 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
7.25%11/07/2025Key rates [+]
Business
54º2019Doing Business [+]
-3.3%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
613,824October 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.67October 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,002,0472023Motor vehicle production [+]
351.662020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
17.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
16.00%01/01/2010Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
38,325,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€548,418.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$593,005.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart32.98%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€574,749.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$621,476.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart34.57%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-26,330.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-28,464.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-1.58%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
33º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart672024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart138º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
30,600.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.93%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart8.72%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart15.71‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart2,749.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.16‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.912023Fertility Rate [+]
3.70‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
29.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart132,274,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,197,6242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart11,185,7372020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7812022HDI [+]
33º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart75.072023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart9,0512024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart6.802024Suicide rate [+]
33,5502024Number of homicides [+]
25.802024Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.522023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,8422024Annual crude oil production [+]
5,786.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart283,4272023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart326,8362023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20250chart335,07911/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/20250chart7,629,52611/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
81,849,96203/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20250chart2,533.2211/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
223,158,99303/03/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN