Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart3.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€74,822M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$80,961M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€21,4282024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$23,1862024GDP per capita [+]
51,3942024Debt (M.€.) [+]
55,6122024Debt ($M) [+]
68.69%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€14,7182024Debt Per Capita [+]
$15,9252024Debt Per Capita [+]
-2,4072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-2,6052024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.22%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
23,301.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
25,213.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
3,469.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3,716.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart15.61%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart4,707.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart5,089.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
21.38%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,728.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,870.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.78%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
31.14%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€6,6732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$7,2202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€9922023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,0732023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€1,3892023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$1,5022023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4952024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$5362024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa103/15/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+04/26/2023S&P Rating [+]
BBB-02/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart732023Corruption Index [+]
54º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart33.72024Fragile States Index [+]
60º2024RTI Raking [+]
62º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
8.6%March 2023Unemployment Rate [+]
8.6%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
161K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
$583.02024NMW [+]
€527.52024NMW [+]
63º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
44.165801/23/2026Euro / Uruguayan pesos [+]
37.454001/23/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
5.0%January 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
7.9%October 2024PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
7.50%12/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
101º2020Doing Business [+]
1.2%January 2024IPI Year on Year [+]
30,063December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
11.57December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
276.422015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
26.6%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
22.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
36.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
3,059,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€8,513.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$9,205.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart11.81%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€11,547.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$12,486.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart16.01%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-3,034.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-3,293.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-4.21%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
27º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024220chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart52º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
100.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.08%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart10.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.87‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart211.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart9.78‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.412023Fertility Rate [+]
2.72‰2017Crude marriage rate [+]
17.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart3,492,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart108,2672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart367,0602020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8302022HDI [+]
71º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart78.142023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart5832015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart16.782015Suicide rate [+]
3812023Number of homicides [+]
11.252023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart2.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart9,8262023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart12,8782023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20250chart7,69612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20250chart1,043,19012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
2,903,18612/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250chart2,203.8912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
9,037,49812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN