Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart5.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€21,991M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$23,795M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€6,2032024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6,7122024GDP per capita [+]
9,6882024Debt (M.€.) [+]
10,4832024Debt ($M) [+]
44.06%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,7332024Debt Per Capita [+]
$2,9572024Debt Per Capita [+]
3072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
3322024Deficit ($M) [+]
1.39%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
8,246.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,923.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
687.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
743.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart13.78%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart513.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart554.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
163.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
176.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.01%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
37.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2,3262024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2,5172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1962023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2122023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1502023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1622023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€462024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B110/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BB-10/30/2025S&P Rating [+]
B07/04/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart332023Corruption Index [+]
102º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart50.72024Fragile States Index [+]
67º2024RTI Raking [+]
67º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.1%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
71K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
$193.52024NMW [+]
€174.12024NMW [+]
51º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,145.870001/14/2026Euro / Tugrik [+]
3,559.910001/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
1.05%01/14/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
8.2%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
12.00%03/10/2025Key rates [+]
Business
81º2020Doing Business [+]
2,970December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.15December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
24.6%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
286,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€14,045.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$15,186.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart74.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€8,554.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$9,250.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart45.55%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€5,490.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$5,932.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart29.23%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
72º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart22024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart45º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
269.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart2.44%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart19.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart66.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart5.50‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.702023Fertility Rate [+]
27.1%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart3,545,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart21,3452020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart82,0982020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7412022HDI [+]
85º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart72.122023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart8362015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart27.352015Suicide rate [+]
1962024Number of homicides [+]
5.922023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart8.452023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
142024Annual crude oil production [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart8,9972023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart7,9112023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart2,13612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart1,011,48912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
2,185,28203/17/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart602.5412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
5,668,14403/17/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN