Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
€116,770M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
58,9642024Deficit (M.€) [+]
63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
13.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
221,049.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
49.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart842023Corruption Index [+]
17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
86º2024RTI Raking [+]
21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
11.542001/23/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
9.912701/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.24%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13301/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.70%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
40.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9662022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
402023Number of homicides [+]
0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart5,73212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart1,548,64912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart1,024.6112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN