Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€21,017M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$22,745M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€6072024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6572024GDP per capita [+]
22,0752023Debt (M.€.) [+]
23,8762023Debt ($M) [+]
114.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€6562023Debt Per Capita [+]
$7102023Debt Per Capita [+]
-8242023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-8912023Deficit ($M) [+]
-4.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
6,447.42023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,973.32023Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,070.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,128.52022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart20.45%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart435.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart471.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
6.76%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
418.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
453.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.13%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.33%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€1922023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2072023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€322022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$342022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€132023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$142023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€122024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$132024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa203/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
CCC+11/22/2019S&P Rating [+]
CCC+08/26/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart252023Corruption Index [+]
137º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart92.52024Fragile States Index [+]
120º2024RTI Raking [+]
128º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$148.62024NMW [+]
€134.22024NMW [+]
116º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
75.050001/24/2026Euro / Metical [+]
63.905001/24/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
2.5%September 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
9.50%11/17/2025Key rates [+]
Business
138º2020Doing Business [+]
14.792015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
21.8%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
17.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
32.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
492,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€7,653.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$8,276.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart39.57%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€9,333.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$10,091.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart48.25%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-1,679.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-1,821.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-8.68%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart432024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
50.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart1.10%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart2.08%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart37.49‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart60.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart4.762023Fertility Rate [+]
65.0%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart34,631,7662024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart338,8502020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart640,1602020Emigrant stock [+]
0.4612022HDI [+]
27º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart63.612023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2,3412015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart8.662015Suicide rate [+]
8492011Number of homicides [+]
3.592011Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.282023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart12,9832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart19,5592023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart2,25212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart233,92712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
21,329,74407/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart65.0312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
34,950,85607/02/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN