Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
3,468K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€88,673M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$100,198M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€13,5402025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$15,2562025GDP per capita [+]
€22,779M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
36,6152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
39,6192024Debt ($M) [+]
44.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€5,5752024Debt Per Capita [+]
$6,0322024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,4432024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,5622024Deficit ($M) [+]
-1.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
35,126.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
38,008.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
2,559.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,768.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart8.38%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart3,958.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart4,282.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.97%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
2,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
2,311.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.05%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
42.67%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€5,3482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$5,7872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3862023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4182023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€5962023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$6452023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€3282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$3522024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
BBB-10/04/2024S&P Rating [+]
BB+03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart362023Corruption Index [+]
72º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart67.82024Fragile States Index [+]
2024RTI Raking [+]
52º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
9.0%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
277K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
$875.82026NMW [+]
€744.02026NMW [+]
60º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
117.426403/17/2026Euro / Serbian dinars [+]
102.377003/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-3.64%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.1%December 2025HICP [+]
0.7%February 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
5.75%09/12/2024Key rates [+]
Business
44º2020Doing Business [+]
-7.3%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
25,514December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
4.22December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,4982022Motor vehicle production [+]
353.732020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
38.4%2016Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,773,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€31,398.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$35,479.5M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart35.41%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€40,059.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$45,266.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart45.18%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-8,661.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-9,787.2M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-9.77%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
6.8%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
66º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart54º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
3,588.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart11.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart14.61%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,374.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart14.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.642024Fertility Rate [+]
4.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
19.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart6,567,7832024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart823,0112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,003,9622020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8052022HDI [+]
26º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart76.202024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart6682023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart10.212023Suicide rate [+]
892023Number of homicides [+]
1.312023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46
122024Annual crude oil production [+]
77.52021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart33,6652024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart36,9932024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20260chart18,05702/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20260chart2,568,00502/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
3,278,19806/23/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20260chart2,749.3302/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
8,534,68806/23/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN