Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
25,528K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€865,620M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$936,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€96,0102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$104,6812024GDP per capita [+]
€231,056M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
325,3122024Debt (M.€.) [+]
352,0062024Debt ($M) [+]
37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€35,9422024Debt Per Capita [+]
$38,8912024Debt Per Capita [+]
4,7452024Deficit (M.€) [+]
5,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
291,053.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
299,453.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
42,344.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
45,799.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart15.85%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart69,255,025,560.82024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart34,580.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
11.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
6,213.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,722.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.27%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€32,1572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$33,0852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4,7502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5,1982023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€7,7272024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$3,8982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€6892024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$7512024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA10/01/1988S&P Rating [+]
AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart822023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart16.22024Fragile States Index [+]
87º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.1%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
261K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$5,011.62024NMW [+]
€4,548.82024NMW [+]
$112,9762024Average Wage [+]
€104,3782024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.912102/13/2026Euro / Swiss francs [+]
0.769802/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.27%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-24902/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.72%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.2%December 2025HICP [+]
-1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
0%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
36º2020Doing Business [+]
9.2%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
464,102December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
603.772021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
27.8%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
7.70%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
41.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
9,159,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€490,446.4M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$444,625.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart47.46%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€442,364.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$365,607.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart39.02%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€48,081.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$79,018.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart8.43%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.8%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart2192024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
2,488.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart28.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart8.23%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart8.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart9,197.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart8.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.292024Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
16.2%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart9,051,0292024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart2,491,2492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart713,6232020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9672022HDI [+]
20º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart84.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,0232023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart11.202023Suicide rate [+]
532023Number of homicides [+]
0.602023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart3.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart57,1852023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart68,3892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart14,17001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart4,490,54301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,013,25405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart1,565.5701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
16,940,71607/03/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN