Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€505,877M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$547,387M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€83,7982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$90,6742024GDP per capita [+]
895,4062024Debt (M.€.) [+]
968,8792024Debt ($M) [+]
174.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€148,3202024Debt Per Capita [+]
$160,4902024Debt Per Capita [+]
22,7362024Deficit (M.€) [+]
24,6022024Deficit ($M) [+]
4.43%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
74,538.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
80,654.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
11,083.82024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
11,993.22024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart11.99%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart12,271.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart13,272.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
17.39%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
14,375.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
15,555.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
20.13%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
14.51%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€12,3472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$13,3602024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,8362024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,9872024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2,1202023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2,2932023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2,3812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2,5772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa05/27/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA03/06/1995S&P Rating [+]
AAA08/23/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart832023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart25.42024Fragile States Index [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
2.4%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
59K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
11º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.504501/21/2026Euro / Singapore dollars [+]
1.284101/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.91%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
2020Doing Business [+]
76,476December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
15.94December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
146.952015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
12.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
7.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
22.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
5,344,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€440,443.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$476,251.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart94.25%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€391,610.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$423,447.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart83.80%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€48,833.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$52,803.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart10.45%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart8,2932024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart44.38%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart6.13%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart7.40‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart6,176.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart0.972023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart6,037,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart2,523,6482020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart348,4642020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9492022HDI [+]
48º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart5552015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart10.032015Suicide rate [+]
42023Number of homicides [+]
0.072023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart9.382023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart56,6722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart56,8412023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart2,02412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart3,006,15512/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
5,248,69308/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart335.2712/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
15,302,53008/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN