Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€91,459M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$98,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€3,9972024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$4,3252024GDP per capita [+]
92,2282024Debt (M.€.) [+]
99,7952024Debt ($M) [+]
100.84%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€4,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
$4,5292024Debt Per Capita [+]
-5,1562024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-5,5802024Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.64%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
17,670.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
19,120.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,414.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,530.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart7.22%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart957.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart1,035.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
6.33%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,303.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,410.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
19.32%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€8022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$8682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€632023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$682023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$452023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$622024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa112/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
CCC+09/19/2025S&P Rating [+]
RD05/19/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart342023Corruption Index [+]
84º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart88.22024Fragile States Index [+]
2024RTI Raking [+]
89º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.7%2022Q4Unemployment rate [+]
398K2022Q4Unemployed [+]
$54.12024NMW [+]
€83.92024NMW [+]
70º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
208.487901/14/2019Euro / Sri Lankan rupees [+]
310.910003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
-7.37%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Business
99º2020Doing Business [+]
8,100December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
70.092015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
10.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
8.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
24.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
720,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€11,015.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$11,910.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart14.23%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€15,547.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$16,811.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart20.08%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-4,532.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-4,900.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-5.85%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
46º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart3362023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart100º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
7,189.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.18%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart8.94%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart11.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,278.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart8.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.972023Fertility Rate [+]
14.3%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart22,037,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart40,2542020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,960,0252020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7802022HDI [+]
122º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart77.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart7,3192015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart34.902015Suicide rate [+]
7422019Number of homicides [+]
3.312019Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.972023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart15,1942024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart16,6212024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20260chart16,90702/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20260chart672,81202/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
14,752,82710/30/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20260chart767.2102/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
40,116,59010/30/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN