Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€79,963M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$86,524M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€17,7322024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$19,1872024GDP per capita [+]
45,8832024Debt (M.€.) [+]
49,6482024Debt ($M) [+]
57.38%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€10,1612024Debt Per Capita [+]
$10,9952024Debt Per Capita [+]
-5,9292024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-6,4162024Deficit ($M) [+]
-7.42%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
18,508.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
20,027.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,915.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,059.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart16.28%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart3,290.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart3,557.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
19.85%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
02020Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
02020Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
23.15%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€4,0992024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$4,4352024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4302023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4652023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€7382023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$7982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€02020Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$02020Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa311/29/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-11/26/2024S&P Rating [+]
BBB-02/03/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart352023Corruption Index [+]
66º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart47.72024Fragile States Index [+]
56º2024RTI Raking [+]
82º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.6%2017Q1Unemployment rate [+]
87K2017Q1Unemployed [+]
$482.22024NMW [+]
€436.42024NMW [+]
56º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
3.25%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
-0.4%August 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Business
86º2020Doing Business [+]
39,049December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.12December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
170.402015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
13.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
7.00%01/01/2010Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,488,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€15,479.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$16,738.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart19.98%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€31,706.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$34,284.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart40.92%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-16,227.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-19,382.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-20.94%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
20º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart602024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart96º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
533.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart7.32%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.26%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart16.03‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart451.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart4.77‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.122023Fertility Rate [+]
21.7%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart4,515,5772024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart313,1652020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart139,5202020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8202022HDI [+]
50º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart79.592023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2162015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart5.442015Suicide rate [+]
5222023Number of homicides [+]
11.712023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.292023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart11,7772023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart12,8722023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart8,82712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart1,045,65012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
3,178,70012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart1,954.7912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
9,201,27612/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN