Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€16,821M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$18,201M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€6,9412024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$7,5112024GDP per capita [+]
6,5232024Debt (M.€.) [+]
7,0582024Debt ($M) [+]
38.78%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,7392024Debt Per Capita [+]
$2,9642024Debt Per Capita [+]
-6532024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-7072024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.88%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
6,384.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,908.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,013.32023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,095.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart15.96%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart725.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart783.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.07%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
100.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
108.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.60%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
37.96%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,6812024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,9012024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4122023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2912023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3142023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B304/25/2025Moody's Rating [+]
B-09/15/2008Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart422023Corruption Index [+]
86º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart64.72024Fragile States Index [+]
55º2024RTI Raking [+]
68º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
1.4%2024Q3Unemployment rate [+]
20K2024Q3Unemployed [+]
$375.12026NMW [+]
€319.02026NMW [+]
62º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
20.035103/13/2026Euro / Moldovan leu [+]
17.338903/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
-1.2%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.5%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
5.00%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
48º2020Doing Business [+]
9.3%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,406December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.56December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
201.372015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
31.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
12.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
162,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€3,744.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$4,048.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart24.23%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€8,021.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$8,673.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart51.91%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-4,277.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-4,625.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-27.68%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
77º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart702024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart63º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
4.00‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
1,640.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart43.86%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart346.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart13.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.10‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
31.6%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart2,381,3252024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart104,4382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,159,4432020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7632022HDI [+]
13º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart71.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2872023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart11.842023Suicide rate [+]
782023Number of homicides [+]
2.542023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart5,5032024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart6,0662024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart12,29002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart656,45502/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,078,96112/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart5,160.9902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
2,293,08612/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN