Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€23,690M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$25,634M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€16,5882024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$17,9492024GDP per capita [+]
15,2112024Debt (M.€.) [+]
16,4592024Debt ($M) [+]
64.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€11,1232024Debt Per Capita [+]
$12,0352024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1,3972024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1,5122024Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.93%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
7,592.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,216.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
697.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
824.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart12.57%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart817.12022Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart861.22022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.92%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
205.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
221.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
2.82%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
32.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€5,5522024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$6,0082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4902023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5302023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€5462022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$5762022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1442023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1562023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba206/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-07/21/2022S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart422023Corruption Index [+]
79º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart53.52024Fragile States Index [+]
62º2024RTI Raking [+]
108º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.5%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
21K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$524.12024NMW [+]
€475.52024NMW [+]
59º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7.825611/13/2025Euro / Trinidad and Tobago dollars [+]
6.735211/13/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
1.1%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
3.50%03/31/2020Key rates [+]
Business
105º2020Doing Business [+]
10,707December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
10.53December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
289.782015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
23.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
12.50%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
226,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€8,366.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$9,046.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart36.14%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€7,547.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$8,161.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart32.61%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€818.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$1,655.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart3.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart2672023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart88º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
150.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart5.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart23.63%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart10.71‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart20.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart8.37‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.532023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart1,367,5102023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart78,8492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart330,5192020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8142022HDI [+]
37º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart73.492023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1982015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart14.442015Suicide rate [+]
6052022Number of homicides [+]
40.442022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart19.712023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
512024Annual crude oil production [+]
243.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart9,0012023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart9,4932023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20250chart4,39009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20250chart191,49609/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
718,96912/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20250chart3,210.2109/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,592,14812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN