Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€41,087M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$44,458M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€5,9662024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6,4562024GDP per capita [+]
18,3932024Debt (M.€.) [+]
19,9032024Debt ($M) [+]
44.77%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€2,6712024Debt Per Capita [+]
$2,8902024Debt Per Capita [+]
-8702024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-9422024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.12%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
8,625.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
9,333.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,358.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,463.32023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.65%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart1,845.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,997.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
21.57%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
383.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
414.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.47%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
20.99%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€1,2522024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$1,3552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2002023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2162023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€562024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$602024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa307/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-12/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB+12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart282023Corruption Index [+]
97º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart61.52024Fragile States Index [+]
121º2024RTI Raking [+]
93º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%2017Q3Unemployment rate [+]
93K2017Q3Unemployed [+]
$384.52024NMW [+]
€346.22024NMW [+]
90º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7,905.434001/21/2026Euro / Guaranies [+]
6,744.100001/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
3.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
6.00%06/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
125º2020Doing Business [+]
20,599December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
4.31December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
106.792015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Trade
579,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€10,996.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$11,890.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart27.58%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€14,893.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$16,104.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart37.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,897.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-4,214.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-9.78%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
69º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart172024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart74º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
732.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart2.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart13.67%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart19.99‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart233.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart5.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
20.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart6,887,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart169,5672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart896,4842020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7312022HDI [+]
81º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart73.842023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart6802015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart11.132015Suicide rate [+]
4642023Number of homicides [+]
6.782023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart1.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart14,8352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart44,2452023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart19,88012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart735,75912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
3,550,67312/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart2,886.6012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
9,954,85212/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN