Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€18,201M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$19,694M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€2,6282024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$2,8432024GDP per capita [+]
7,1252024Debt (M.€.) [+]
7,7102024Debt ($M) [+]
39.15%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€1,0292024Debt Per Capita [+]
$1,1132024Debt Per Capita [+]
4522024Deficit (M.€) [+]
4892024Deficit ($M) [+]
2.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
4,931.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
5,336.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
472.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
510.92023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.01%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart784.82023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart848.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
18.29%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
99.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
107.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.90%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
27.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€7122024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$7702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€692023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$752023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1152023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1242023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€142024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$162024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B203/15/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B10/25/2022S&P Rating [+]
B-11/22/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart172023Corruption Index [+]
109º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart76.72024Fragile States Index [+]
24º2024RTI Raking [+]
124º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%2012Q4Unemployment rate [+]
140K2012Q4Unemployed [+]
$210.12024NMW [+]
€190.12024NMW [+]
108º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
36.624301/07/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
2.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Business
142º2020Doing Business [+]
1,296December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
76.352015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.8%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
15.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
817,9002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€6,823.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$7,378.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart41.43%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€10,095.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$10,916.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart61.30%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,271.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,537.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-19.87%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
57º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart532024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart113º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1,395.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart10.86%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart19.38‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart134.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart4.59‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.222023Fertility Rate [+]
24.9%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart6,926,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart42,1672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart718,1542020Emigrant stock [+]
0.6692022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart74.952023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart5772015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart9.182015Suicide rate [+]
7542021Number of homicides [+]
11.352021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart4,6542023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart4,3682023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart24512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart16,80312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,126,70808/11/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart35.3712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
15,507,76308/11/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN