Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
3,333K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€7,645M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$8,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€12,2602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$13,2592024GDP per capita [+]
€2,077M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
4,6452024Debt (M.€.) [+]
5,0262024Debt ($M) [+]
60.76%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€7,4522024Debt Per Capita [+]
$8,0632024Debt Per Capita [+]
-2152024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-2332024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.81%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
3,324.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,596.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart466.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart504.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.60%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
140.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
151.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.19%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
43.48%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€5,3332024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$5,7702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€7362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$7962023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba309/27/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B+08/30/2024S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart462023Corruption Index [+]
73º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart56.92024Fragile States Index [+]
61º2024RTI Raking [+]
65º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
12.2%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
39K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$759.72025NMW [+]
€670.02025NMW [+]
Markets
0.851901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-1.32%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.5%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
50º2020Doing Business [+]
-17.6%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Taxes
21.00%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
9.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,036,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€614.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$665.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart8.04%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€4,068.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$4,403.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart53.21%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,453.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,737.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-45.17%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-2.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
68º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart452024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart35º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.20‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
426.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart11.44%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart21.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart75.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart10.20‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.762023Fertility Rate [+]
5.20‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
20.0%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart623,3272024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart70,9992020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart132,9652020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8442022HDI [+]
67º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.602023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart692015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart11.072015Suicide rate [+]
52023Number of homicides [+]
0.792023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart2,7192023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart4,1872023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart2,65412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart251,28012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
284,86908/26/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart4,257.8012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
679,17108/26/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN