Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart0.7%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,082K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€378,865M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$428,110M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€19,9002025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$22,4812025GDP per capita [+]
€96,778M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€10,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
$11,5472024Debt Per Capita [+]
-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart14,118.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart15,192.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
8,127.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,792.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€8,0882024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$8,0282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$7972023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4262024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$4642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart462023Corruption Index [+]
51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
72º2024RTI Raking [+]
48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.0%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
491K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$932.82026NMW [+]
€795.02026NMW [+]
$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
5.097903/09/2026Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
4.411103/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
13.16%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
9.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
8.6%December 2025HICP [+]
9.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
55º2020Doing Business [+]
1.3%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€96,544.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$109,093.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart25.48%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€129,262.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$146,063.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart34.12%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-32,718.0M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-36,970.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-8.64%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
-2.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart802024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.20‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.392024Fertility Rate [+]
5.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
18.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart19,043,1512024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8272022HDI [+]
68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart76.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,5882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart8.332023Suicide rate [+]
2132024Number of homicides [+]
1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
552024Annual crude oil production [+]
600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart46,9532024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart49,2412024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart69,09302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart3,603,76902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart3,628.2302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN