Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€98,833M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$106,943M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€18,5382024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$20,0592024GDP per capita [+]
35,1002024Debt (M.€.) [+]
37,9802024Debt ($M) [+]
35.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€6,5842024Debt Per Capita [+]
$7,1242024Debt Per Capita [+]
3,2692024Deficit (M.€) [+]
3,5372024Deficit ($M) [+]
3.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
28,360.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
30,687.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
4,483.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
4,815.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.18%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart2,679.62022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart2,821.62022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.31%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
5,291.22023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
5,722.92023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
20.66%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
28.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€5,3202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$5,7562024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€9092022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$9582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€5662022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5972022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,0242023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,1082023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa307/10/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-09/27/2024S&P Rating [+]
BB08/15/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart432023Corruption Index [+]
53º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart47.42024Fragile States Index [+]
74º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$845.32024NMW [+]
€766.82024NMW [+]
Markets
0.443411/06/2025Euro / Omani Rials [+]
0.384511/10/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-3.34%03/23/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
68º2020Doing Business [+]
49,924December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
13.75December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
235.632015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,059,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€58,019.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$62,736.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart59.26%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€33,646.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$36,382.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart34.37%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€24,372.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$26,354.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart24.89%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart37º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
40.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart53.38%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart0.56%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart16.85‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart4,486.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart1.90‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.532023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart5,331,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart2,372,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart25,0992020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8192022HDI [+]
136º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart80.032023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2502015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart6.012015Suicide rate [+]
72023Number of homicides [+]
0.142023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart17.112023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
9932024Annual crude oil production [+]
5,373.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart40,7382023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart45,0052023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20250chart4,62809/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20250chart399,44909/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
3,048,82610/25/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20250chart868.1309/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
7,108,54710/25/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN