Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€2,379M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$2,574M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€13,1882024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$14,2702024GDP per capita [+]
1,6982023Debt (M.€.) [+]
1,8372023Debt ($M) [+]
74.85%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
€9,4862023Debt Per Capita [+]
$10,2602023Debt Per Capita [+]
-602023Deficit (M.€) [+]
-642023Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.62%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
547.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
591.92023Expenditure ($M) [+]
91.52024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
99.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.75%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart53.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart57.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.79%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
24.12%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€3,0572023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3,3072023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5072024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5492024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2992023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3232023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart552023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9
Labour
10.7%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
11K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
Business
93º2020Doing Business [+]
Taxes
18.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
12.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
356,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€73.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$79.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart3.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€828.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$895.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart37.37%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-754.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-858.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-34.05%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart2902024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152º
32.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart4.68%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart40.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.26‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart8.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart8.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
25.0%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart180,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart8,3382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart71,2272020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7252022HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart72.702023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart132015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.212015Suicide rate [+]
702023Number of homicides [+]
39.042023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart1.622023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart3652023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart3962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart41012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart30,25312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
54,97102/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart2,277.7812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
122,97702/03/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN