Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€48,912M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$52,925M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€3,9652024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$4,2902024GDP per capita [+]
40,7872024Debt (M.€.) [+]
44,1342024Debt ($M) [+]
83.39%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3,3432024Debt Per Capita [+]
$3,6172024Debt Per Capita [+]
-2,8972024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-3,1342024Deficit ($M) [+]
-5.92%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
16,546.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
17,904.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
3,022.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,268.72023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart17.28%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart1,939.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart2,096.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.10%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,225.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,326.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.27%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
33.83%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€1,3562024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$1,4682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2472023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1592023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1722023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€992024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1082024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Caa102/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
NR12/18/2013S&P Rating [+]
CCC+12/01/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart402023Corruption Index [+]
87º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart67.22024Fragile States Index [+]
15º2024RTI Raking [+]
81º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
16.1%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
657K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$160.32024NMW [+]
€145.02024NMW [+]
115º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
3.379403/04/2026Euro / Tunisian dinars [+]
2.914803/04/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
12.93%03/05/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.0%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
7.00%01/28/2026Key rates [+]
Business
78º2020Doing Business [+]
34,387December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
4.13December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
128.612015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
34.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
6,441,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€18,482.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$19,985.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart41.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€23,568.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$25,484.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart52.51%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-5,085.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-5,499.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-11.33%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart752023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart74º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1,903.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart7.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart13.75‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart71.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.07‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.832023Fertility Rate [+]
16.6%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart12,200,4312023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart60,1452020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart902,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7322022HDI [+]
115º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart76.512023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart6142015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart5.442015Suicide rate [+]
5622020Number of homicides [+]
4.692020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.572023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
272024Annual crude oil production [+]
425.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202423,148chart20,6922024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202427,098chart22,1662024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20260chart29,42302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20260chart1,153,36102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,401,84106/20/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20260chart2,411.6402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
16,553,33812/31/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN