Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€12,356M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$13,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€4,1332024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$4,4722024GDP per capita [+]
7,7012023Debt (M.€.) [+]
8,3292023Debt ($M) [+]
67.16%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,6302023Debt Per Capita [+]
$2,8452023Debt Per Capita [+]
-3612023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-3902023Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.14%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
4,243.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,589.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,122.52024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,214.62024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart24.58%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart636.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart688.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
14.99%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
314.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
339.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.48%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
37.01%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€1,4492023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$1,5672023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3752024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2152023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2322023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1072023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B104/05/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB-06/24/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart492023Corruption Index [+]
94º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
17º2024RTI Raking [+]
102º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
99º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
19.796012/12/2025Euro / Namibian dollars [+]
16.868612/12/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
13.85%12/12/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Money Market
6.50%10/15/2025Key rates [+]
Business
104º2020Doing Business [+]
Taxes
19.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
15.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
37.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
461,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€5,075.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$5,488.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart44.26%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€6,694.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$7,239.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart58.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-1,619.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-1,160.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-14.12%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart42023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart62º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
43.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart4.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart1.78%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart25.89‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart8.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.17‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart3.212023Fertility Rate [+]
17.4%2015% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart2,928,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart109,3912020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart47,7702020Emigrant stock [+]
0.6102022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart67.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1882015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart8.032015Suicide rate [+]
3152021Number of homicides [+]
11.212021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart1.532023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart3,8912023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart1,8902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/20250chart4,11011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20250chart172,55711/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
550,97811/12/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20250chart1,403.6911/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,005,93711/12/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN