Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€15,453M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$16,715M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€6,2882023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6,8012023GDP per capita [+]
6,3882024Debt (M.€.) [+]
6,9122024Debt ($M) [+]
38.13%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,6362024Debt Per Capita [+]
$2,8522024Debt Per Capita [+]
-6522024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-7062024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.89%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
6,372.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,895.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
848.02022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
886.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
15.80%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart622.82022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart655.82022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.35%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
84.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
91.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.40%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
38.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,6302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,8452024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3352022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3532022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2452022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2582022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€342023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$372023Defence 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 [+]
$297.62025NMW [+]
€285.02025NMW [+]
62º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.567405/19/2025Euro / Moldovan leu [+]
17.472505/19/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
-1.2%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
4.7%March 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
6.50%02/05/2025Key rates [+]
Business
48º2020Doing Business [+]
1.2%February 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,406December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.56December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
201.372015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
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$-4,625.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-27.68%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
77º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart722023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart63º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.90‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,640.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart43.86%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart346.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart13.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.40‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
31.1%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart2,423,2872023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart104,4382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,159,4432020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7632022HDI [+]
13º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart71.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart6012015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart16.912015Suicide 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 [+]202322,448chart5,6742023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart5,0542023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20240chart12,24508/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20240chart637,52008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,078,96112/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20240chart5,053.0508/04/2024COVID-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