Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€2,002M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$2,167M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€19,8252024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$21,4582024GDP per capita [+]
1,1602024Debt (M.€.) [+]
1,2552024Debt ($M) [+]
57.61%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€11,4812024Debt Per Capita [+]
$12,4232024Debt Per Capita [+]
-142024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-152024Deficit ($M) [+]
-0.69%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
679.72024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
735.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
90.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
97.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart10.69%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart63.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart68.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.58%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
23.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
25.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.77%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€6,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$7,2822024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€9032023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$9762023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€4982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5382023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2342024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2532024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
BB-10/21/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart712023Corruption Index [+]
76º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
30º2024RTI Raking [+]
65º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
2K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
$472.82023NMW [+]
Prices
0.5%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Business
100º2020Doing Business [+]
Taxes
27.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Trade
332,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€500.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$541.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart24.75%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€1,341.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$1,450.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart66.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-841.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-889.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-41.61%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152º
23.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart13.45%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart30.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart13.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart52.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart7.30‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart2.022023Fertility Rate [+]
25.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart101,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart13,0502020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart29,2582020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8022022HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart74.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart92015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart9.642015Suicide rate [+]
102022Number of homicides [+]
7.972022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart12.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart5812023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart6252023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart17212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart51,89912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
83,56504/09/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart1,702.9712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
224,55804/09/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN