Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.9%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
16,654K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€1,179,660M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$1,332,992M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€65,2102025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$73,8742025GDP per capita [+]
€300,507M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
491,0552024Debt (M.€.) [+]
531,9222024Debt ($M) [+]
43.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€27,2142024Debt Per Capita [+]
$29,4792024Debt Per Capita [+]
-10,6062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-11,4762024Deficit ($M) [+]
-0.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
498,516.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
539,421.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
51,471.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
54,202.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart94,379,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart102,153,942,020.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
21,511.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
23,283.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.34%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
44.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€27,6282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$29,8952024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,9082022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,0842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€5,2602024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5,6932024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,1952024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,2972024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA11/20/2015S&P Rating [+]
AAA04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart792023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart19.52024Fragile States Index [+]
77º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
405K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,696.62026NMW [+]
€2,295.02026NMW [+]
$71,2012024Average Wage [+]
€65,7822024Average Wage [+]
13º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.858403/04/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.92%03/05/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
803/05/2026Risk Premium [+]
6.23%03/04/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.5%December 2025HICP [+]
-1.7%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
42º2020Doing Business [+]
2.9%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
730,352December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
21.73December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
157,2802017Motor vehicle production [+]
589.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
39.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%10/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
51.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
16,063,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€875,772.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$989,605.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart74.24%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€770,431.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$870,572.0M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart65.31%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€105,340.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$119,033.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart8.93%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.4%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart4342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart18º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,405.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart13.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart5.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart5,615.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.432024Fertility Rate [+]
3.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
12.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart18,044,0272024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart2,358,3332020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart970,4032020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9462022HDI [+]
28º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart82.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,9462024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart10.782024Suicide rate [+]
1252023Number of homicides [+]
0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart7.092023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
242024Annual crude oil production [+]
137.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart110,2972024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart119,5462024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart22,98602/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart8,656,98902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
11,768,64409/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart1,273.8802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
39,764,18409/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN