Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart6.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€51,968M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$56,232M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€1,1152024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$1,2062024GDP per capita [+]
26,7602024Debt (M.€.) [+]
28,9552024Debt ($M) [+]
51.49%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€5742024Debt Per Capita [+]
$6212024Debt Per Capita [+]
-2,0752024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-2,2452024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.99%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
9,711.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
10,508.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,227.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,327.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart8.63%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart443.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart479.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
4.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
977.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,058.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
10.08%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
18.69%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2082024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$2252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€272023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$292023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$232024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B-11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
B+06/28/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart262023Corruption Index [+]
115º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart91.12024Fragile States Index [+]
47º2024RTI Raking [+]
121º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$34.42024NMW [+]
€31.12024NMW [+]
81º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
4,145.080001/14/2026Euro / Ugandan shillings [+]
3,558.320001/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
3.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
9.75%10/10/2024Key rates [+]
Business
116º2020Doing Business [+]
832December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.06December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
13.812015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
12.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
40.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
815,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€5,698.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$6,162.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart11.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€11,250.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$12,165.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart23.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-5,552.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-5,996.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-11.55%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
88º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart1932024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart126º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1,374.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart4.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart1.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart35.20‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart208.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart4.84‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart4.282023Fertility Rate [+]
20.3%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart46,623,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,720,3132020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart781,4402020Emigrant stock [+]
0.5502022HDI [+]
83º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart68.252023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2,7912015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.862015Suicide rate [+]
4,3662023Number of homicides [+]
8.972023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.142023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart4,2542023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart5,7472023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart3,63212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart172,22212/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
13,061,12605/28/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart77.9012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
26,406,93605/28/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN